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Treatment for painful curved penis shows promise

(HealthDay)—Some diseases are especially tough to discuss. When Tony Lee realized that his penis was curving whenever he had an erection—making it painful and difficult for him to have sex—he had no ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 08, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New genetic clues to breast and ovarian cancer

(Medical Xpress)—A major international study involving a Simon Fraser University scientist has found that sequence differences in a gene crucial to the maintenance of our chromosomes' integrity predispose us to certain ...

Genetics created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

ACMG releases report on incidental findings in clinical exome and genome sequencing

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) released the widely-anticipated "ACMG Recommendations for Reporting of Incidental Findings in Clinical Exome and Genome Sequencing" report at its 2013 Annual Clinical ...

Genetics created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Genetic testing may be used to identify BPH patients with increased risk of prostate cancer

Patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) carrying prostate cancer (PCa) a risk alleles are a potential target population for PCa screening and follow-up, according to a study, which was presented yesterday at the ...

Cancer created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Consumers have few negative reactions to the results of genetic testing for cancer mutations

A 23andMe study of consumers' reactions to genetic testing found that even when the tests revealed high-risk mutations in individuals, those individuals had few negative reactions to the news. Instead of inducing serious ...

Cancer created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic data shows that skin cancer risk includes more than UV exposure

It's common knowledge that excessive UV exposure from sunlight raises your chances for skin cancer, but predicting whether someone will actually develop skin cancer remains difficult. In a new research report, scientists ...

Cancer created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study offers clues to cause of kids' brain tumors

(Medical Xpress)—Insights from a genetic condition that causes brain cancer are helping scientists better understand the most common type of brain tumor in children.

Genetics created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic test results for Lynch syndrome improved with new computer program

Many patients who have genetic testing for Lynch syndrome, a hereditary predisposition to colon cancer, receive the inconclusive result "variants of uncertain clinical significance." This can be a problem, as people with ...

Cancer created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Crying for science

Work is underway to discover whether human tears can play a role in the early diagnosis of breast and prostate cancer, as well as confirming if a person has a predisposition to developing the diseases.

Cancer created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stabilizing Fanconi anemia with antioxidants

Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disorder which affects one person in 350,000. People affected by this disease have defects in DNA repair, and are hypersensitive to oxidative damage, resulting in bone marrow failure ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High court throws out human gene patents

(AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling allowing human genes to be patented, a topic of enormous interest to cancer researchers, patients and drug makers.

Genetics created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Inflammatory mediator promotes colorectal cancer by stifling protective genes

Chronic inflammation combines with DNA methylation, a process that shuts down cancer-fighting genes, to promote development of colorectal cancer, scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report today ...

Inflammatory disorders created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover genetic risk factor for skin, prostate and brain cancers

Scientists at deCODE Genetics and academic collaborators from Iceland, The Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, the USA, the UK and Romania today report the discovery of a variant in the sequence of the human genome ...

Genetics created Sep 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UT Southwestern program identifies families at high risk for colorectal cancer

UT Southwestern Medical Center has developed a new lifesaving genetic screening program for families at high risk of contracting colorectal cancer, a deadly yet highly preventable form of cancer.

Cancer created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Progressive telomere shortening characterizes familial breast cancer patients

Telomeres, the complex structures that protect the end of chromosomes, of peripheral blood cells are significantly shorter in patients with familial breast cancer than in the general population. Results of the study carried ...

Cancer created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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