Jan
29
2010
Cancer of the pancreas, which strikes more than 40,000 men and women in the United States each year, is an especially deadly malignancy. There is no effective screening test for the disease and it is usually not detected until it has spread throughout the body. The five-year survival rate is only about 5%.
Understanding more about [...]
Tags: Nature Genetics, pancreatic cancer, Patrick Swayze, Randy Pausch, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Aug
03
2009
SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide information of value to individuals. For that [...]
Tags: blood type, Nature Genetics, pancreatic cancer
Mar
13
2009
BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) mutations account for most (though not all) cases of inherited breast cancer in women. These mutations are also associated with an increased risk for ovarian cancer. In men, BRCA1/2 mutations increase the risk for breast cancer and may also increase prostate cancer risk. Research has indicated there may also be an [...]
Tags: BRCA, breast cancer, melanoma, mortality, pancreatic cancer, PLoS, prostate cancer
Jan
15
2009
SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide information of value to individuals. For that [...]
Tags: ATM, breast cancer, DNA repair, pancreatic cancer