News tagged with brca 1 gene
Mismatch between cancer genetics counseling and testing guidelines and physician practices
A new analysis has found that many doctors report that they do not appropriately offer breast and ovarian cancer counseling and testing services to their female patients. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journa ...
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Spain allows embryo selection to screen for cancer genes
Health authorities in Spain said Wednesday they had authorised the genetic screening of pre-implantation embryos to ensure they do not carry genes that might cause cancer.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Women with certain type of ovarian cancer and BRCA gene mutation have improved survival at 5 years
Among women with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer, patients having a germline (gene change in a reproductive cell that could be passed to offspring) mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes was associated with improved 5-year ...
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Gene inheritance patterns influence age of diagnosis in BRCA families
Women who inherit the cancer genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 from their paternal lineage may get a diagnosis a decade earlier than those women who carry the cancer genes from their mother and her ancestors, according to a new study ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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New drug tested for hereditary breast and ovarian cancers
(Medical Xpress) -- A trial of a new drug for patients with hereditary breast or ovarian cancer at an advanced stage has been launched at the University of Oxford.
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Myriad can patent breast cancer genes: US court
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled in favor of Myriad Genetics after a legal battle over whether the US company could keep its patent on genes linked to an inherited form of breast cancer.
Jul 30, 2011 |
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BRCA2 mutations associated with improved survival for ovarian cancer
Women with ovarian cancer who have the BRCA2 gene mutation are more likely to survive the malignancy than women with the BRCA1 mutation, or women without either mutation.
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Researchers map the way to personalised treatment for ovarian cancer
mis-spellings in a single letter of genetic code – that drive the onset and growth of cancer cells can be detected successfully in advanced ovarian cancer using a technique called OncoMap. The finding opens the way for ...
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Coping with genetic predisposition to cancer
Kelly Metcalfe, a professor at the Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, focuses her research on a unique population of women faced with some really tough decisions and helps them reach satisfactory conclusions.
Sep 29, 2010 |
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New drug reduces tumor size in women with advanced hereditary ovarian or breast cancer
Understanding the underlying genetic weakness of certain types of cancer may lead to targeted therapy and provide the key to effective treatment, a new study suggests. An international consortium of researchers has shown ...
Aug 12, 2010 |
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Scientists reprogram triple-negative breast cancer cells to respond to tamoxifen
Using a small molecule decoy, investigators funded by the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation have managed to block protein interactions and induce epigenetic reprogramming in human and mouse breast cancer cells, essentially ...
Jul 08, 2010 |
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UW-Madison Researchers Find New Subtype of Breast Cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- An alteration in a gene not normally associated with breast cancer has been found in up to 20 percent of breast cancer tumors and may help predict which breast cancers are more likely to turn aggressive and ...
Jun 11, 2010 |
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