Researchers find big batch of breast cancer genes
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A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported on Sunday.
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The number of mutated genes driving cancer development is greater than previously thought, research shows.
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The treatment that more cancer patients receive may one day depend on their genes
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A painstaking scan of the DNA of  tumor cells shows hundreds of previously unsuspected genes are  involved in cancer, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding  that offers new ways to fight the disease.
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A genetic test for patients with  early breast cancer can identify that only some of them will be  helped by chemotherapy, but for those women the benefits far  outweigh the drawbacks, researchers said on Friday.
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Researchers say they have found six new sites of variation in the genome that increase the risk of breast cancer.
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A genetic test for patients with early breast cancer can identify that only some of them will be helped by chemotherapy, but for those women the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks, researchers said on Friday.
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Data on nearly a million families suggest that mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes -- which are strongly linked to some breast cancers -- may also confer a slight
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Doctors researching breast cancer say a new drug has had "exciting" results.
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Women with early-stage breast cancer may soon get another gene test to help predict whether they are likely to have a recurrence in five to 10 years, information that could influence how aggressively the initial tumor is treated.
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Breast cancer experts are recruiting the help of 100,000 UK women to pinpoint the causes of the deadly disease.
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Scientists have analyzed the genetic makeup of chickens, and it is providing valuable information about how human genes work. Washington University Genome Sequencing Center led a group of international researchers
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A fast-acting pathway used by the drug tamoxifen to kill damaged breast cells before they become cancerous has been identified by scientists at Duke University.
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A new study is the first to link weight gain to specific types of breast cancer
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A new database of tree genes has been released by Oregon and Swedish researchers in an effort to speed up basic and commercial research.
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Scientists say they have linked a faulty copy of a gene with the development of breast cancer.
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A genetic profiling test already on the market accurately predicts which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy and which won&#39;t, giving