Cancer risk can run in families
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Close relatives of cancer patients are often at substantially higher risk than the population at large of developing cancer themselves, a study of 32,000 cancer patients over nearly 50 years has revealed.
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Exposure to environmental pollution while in the womb might increase a child's risk of cancer, a 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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Â· Sequencing may help tackle obesity and cancerÂ· Patients could have tests before having children
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This year, approximately 1,090 North Carolina families will experience the loss of a woman they love due to breast cancer. Some of these deaths may be avoided if the breast cancer had been detected earlier through regular examinations.
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Children who are overweight appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life, according to an analysis of British records.
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DISTANT relatives of cancer victims have a higher than average chance of suffering the disease themselves, researchers say. Scientists looked at the family tree of about 32,000 patients
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Researchers from Iceland have found that close relatives of cancer patients have a much higher risk of developing cancer themselves and the higher risk extends beyond the immediate family.
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NEW YORK  - A breast cancer family history,   as well as a woman's age and her own personal history of breast   cancer, may help identify women at increased risk of developing   ovarian cancer.
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Suffering from some kinds of allergy as a child could increase the risk of developing blood cancer in later life, a new study suggests.
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Experts identify a genetic trait which shows if a family has a high risk of having babies with cleft lips or palates.
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Scientists in Iceland find relatives of patients are at a significantly higher risk of developing cancer than are members of the general population.
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Childbearing factors, particularly those related to a first pregnancy, can influence a woman&#39;s risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of the International Journal
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Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but expanding waistlines also increase the risk for at least nine types of cancer, US research suggests.
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The risk factors for breast cancer start early in a woman&#39;s life, even before birth, according to a major new study. High birth weight, a growth spurt between the ages of 8 and 14, and being a tall, thin adolescent
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Women with few older female relatives may be unaware they carry a genetic risk of breast cancer, US researchers reported in a study that casts doubt on current genetic testing guidelines.
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Lung cancer appears to run in families,  researchers said on Tuesday, though exposure to tobacco smoke  is still the dominant cause of the disease even for those who  may be genetically predisposed.