More genes linked to prostate cancer
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Researchers studying Swedish men say  they have uncovered five genes responsible for nearly half of  all cases of prostate cancer in that country and said their  findings might lead to a better test for the disease.
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A variation in a gene that regulates inflammatory activity is associated with susceptibility to prostate cancer, Swedish researchers have shown.
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UK researchers have discovered seven genes associated with prostate cancer, which could be used to spot future sufferers.
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THURSDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- University of Utah researchers have identified some of the genetic events that cause a particularly deadly childhood muscle cancer,
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Scientists from Singapore&#39;s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology have discovered two genes that may regulate the growth of cancer cells.
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Scientists identify a gene fault linked the development of lung cancers.
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MONDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- 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 increase in risk for pancreatic, prostate and stomach cancers.
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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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Scientists are homing in on the genes for prostate cancer after carrying out the biggest study yet to identify the inherited causes of the disease.
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According to a new study that suggests the family-associated increased risk of some cancers may extend well beyond the immediate family.
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Men without children have a  lower risk of prostate cancer compared with fathers, but those  who father a brood of kids appear to have a relatively low risk  also, the results of a large study suggest.
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THURSDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians may soon be able to identify which men have a more deadly form of prostate cancer, U.S. researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - An experimental vaccine can provide long-term protection against prostate cancer in mice genetically predisposed to the disease, new research indicates.
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MONDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Men who father children may be at higher risk of prostate cancer compared to those who forego the life experience, a Danish study suggests.
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BREAST and prostate cancer are the types of the disease that sweep most widely across extended families, research has shown. The two tumours head the first âleague
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Scientists identify four more genes that increase breast cancer risk using a method that could help improve tests.
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Scientists have discovered that a key cancer gene also plays a role in repairing damaged nerve cells.