Men carry breast cancer genes, too
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Doctors are encouraging a new group of people to consider getting tested for genes that raise the risk of breast cancer: men. Male relatives of women with such genes often do not realize that they, too, may carry them, and face greater odds of developing male breast cancer, as well as prostate, pancreatic and skin cancer, new research suggests.
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Scientists in Britain have identified a  genetic mutation involved in certain types of lung cancer and  said the breast cancer drug Herceptin might work in patients  who have it.
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The first genetic map of colon and   breast cancer shows that nearly 200 mutated genes -- most of   them previously unknown -- help tumors start, grow and spread,   U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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Researchers have discovered a reason why mutations in the BRCA1 gene lead to a particularly deadly type of breast cancer.
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MONDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDayNews) --  There is good  research news for women with breast cancer who carry a cancer-causing gene and are treated with breast-conserving therapy: the risk that cancer will recur in that breast is no higher than for women who don't carry that gene.
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A deadly gene's path can hide in a family tree when a woman has few aunts and older sisters, making it appear that her breast cancer struck out of nowhere when it really came from Dad.
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Certain genes are known to promote cancer, and one such &quot;oncogene&quot; called MYC is commonly activated in liver tumors. Researchers in California have
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Men with advanced prostate cancer that is not responding to hormone therapy could benefit from a drug now used to treat breast cancer, say scientists.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And to leave some thoughts in women&#39;s minds, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation sent out the following facts: - Anyone can get breast cancer - men or women - but the cancer is most common amongst women.
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Three studies published on Sunday identify at least ten new genes that raise a man's risk of prostate cancer, information which could lead to better screening and targeted drugs to treat the disease.
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Extra copies of a certain gene found in about a third of breast cancers may be responsible for their unchecked growth and survival, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Scientists in Britain have identified a genetic mutation involved in certain types of lung cancer and said the breast cancer drug Herceptin might work in patients who have it.
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Scientists have identified a gene  variation found in about 13 percent of women of European  descent that reduces their risk of developing breast cancer, a  study released on Sunday said.
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Scientists in Oxford say they have a new method of identifying people most at risk of breast cancer.
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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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SUNDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they&#39;ve moved much closer to untangling the genetic threads that raise a woman&#39;s chance for breast cancer.
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It&#39;s now well known that people who carry mutations in the BRCA 1 and 2 genes are prone to ovarian and breast cancer, but new findings show that these genes also increase risk of certain other cancers as well.