Cancer is the term used to describe an incredibly complex group of diseases, caused by changes to the genes in one cell or a group of cells. In this infographic, we explore the genetics of cancer, the ...

Cancer genetics is the field that elucidates how genetic and epigenetic alterations drive the transformation of normal cells into malignant tumours. At its core, cancer is a genetic disease, arising ...

Just as every patient is individual, so is their cancer – even the cells within a specific tumor can vary considerably from one another. In this infographic, we explore cancer heterogeneity and the ...

Professor Clare Turnbull's group is investigating ways to optimise ‘next-generation’ sequencing technologies and analyses of these data in order to identify novel cancer predisposition genes. Clare ...

Whitney Maxwell, MS, CGC, stands at the helm of the Inherited Cancer Research Shared Resource at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, overseeing a dynamic team of genetic counselors, ...

Dr. Dana Zakalik, corporate director of Corewell Health’s Nancy and James Grosfeld Cancer Genetics Center in southeast Michigan, shared information about the role of genetics in cancer detection and ...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ambry Genetics, a leader in clinical genetic and genomic testing, today announced enhancements to their portfolio of tests for the detection of genetic mutations ...

When people ask "is cancer a genetic disease?" they are often thinking about family history: if my parent had cancer, will I? The short answer is complicated but important: cancer is driven by genetic ...