Learning about hereditary cancer risk during holiday gatherings could save lives, doctors say

For some genes, having a mutation can raise someone’s lifetime risk from 5% or 10%, up to 40%, 60% or even as high as 80%, as ...
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Novel Score Predicts Cancer Risk in Patients With Myopathy

A novel composite risk score can predict the risk for cancer and stratify patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy on ...

Who is most at risk for lung cancer?

“The biggest risk for lung cancer is cigarette smoking,” says Waqar. It’s estimated that 85% of lung cancer deaths are ...
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Scientists sound the alarm after linking popular home appliance to cancer risk: 'Risks for the children are [approximately] 4-16 times higher"

The study found that the risks were significant. Scientists sound the alarm after linking popular home appliance to cancer ...

Fast-growing cancer could be slowed by common blood pressure drug, research shows

Scientists accidentally discovered how an old blood pressure drug hydralazine could fight aggressive brain cancer by ...