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New gene mutation increases breast cancer risk, shows study

Women with mutations in a gene called PALB2 have a one in three chance of developing breast cancer by age 70, according to research. The post New gene mutation increases breast cancer risk, shows...

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Not just genes: Two-thirds of cancer cases due to sheer bad luck, says study

The study, published in the US journal Science, found that two-thirds of adult cancer incidence across tissues might be caused by random mutations that occur in dividing healthy stem cells. The post...

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