Twins help find leukaemia source
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Study into identical twins hailed as 'big step forward' by cancer experts hoping for better treatment
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THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- Preliminary research suggests that benzene emissions from gas stations and auto repair shops may quadruple the risk of leukemia in children.
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Federal researchers have found children involved in a northern Nevada leukemia cluster are more prone to have a variation in a gene that helps combat unsafe chemicals, and more research is needed to learn the reasons why.
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A study of a closely knit family with several members suffering from a rare illness is providing what researchers say may be important clues to the cause
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People with Down's syndrome suffer cancer less than most other people and a study in mice published on Wednesday gives one possible explanation -- they produce higher levels of a certain protein.
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the spice that makes curry yellow - may protect children against leukaemia, scientists said yesterday. The incidence in Asia of the blood cancer is much lower than the West where it has risen steadily.
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In a UK first, a mother has given birth to twins using her own eggs matured in a laboratory.
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Scientists in Dundee find a potential link between a chicken gene and human diseases.
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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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People with Down's syndrome are less prone to some cancers - and scientists hope to exploit this to help others.
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NEW YORK  - The chances of children being diagnosed with leukemia seem to be related to the number of infections they had in their first year of life, research from the UK suggests.
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Two genes may identify who will respond to a breast cancer chemotherapy treatment, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Heavy babies apparently face a  heightened risk of one type of childhood leukemia, a  Scandinavian study indicates.
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Genes associated with prostate cancer have been discovered, which could be used to spot future sufferers.
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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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NEW YORK  - Sleep problems and depression   in children may share a genetic source, a study of twins hints.
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Blood from a newborn baby's umbilical cord can be used to treat adults with leukaemia, a US-based study says.