Most cancers happen by chance and there is no obvious inherited reason for them. However a small proportion of cancers occur as a result of a genetic predisposition because a gene passed down through generation…
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Women with the BRCA1 mutation should have their ovaries removed before the age of 35 to reduce their risk of ovarian and…
New understandings of inflammation processes in cancer patients could lead to expanded treatment options for some types of…
Researchers in the United States have developed a new model to predict women’s risk of developing breast, uterine and ovarian cancer, based on individual lifestyle factors. These three cancers make up…
Following Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie’s revelation last week that she’d undergone a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer, it has emerged that a 53-year-old man had his prostate removed after…
Angelina Jolie’s recent announcement about her double mastectomy likely caused many women to think about their own chance of developing breast cancer. But before you rush off to have a bunch of possibly…
Actress Angelina Jolie’s op-ed in the New York Times explained that she opted to have a double mastectomy because she carries the hereditary BRCA1 gene, which she says increases her risk of breast cancer…
“The issue that arises in this case is of considerable importance. It relates to the patentability of genes, or gene sequences, and the practice of gene patenting”. So began the reasons for judgement of…
Scientists have successfully re-implanted ovarian tissue into a 43 year old woman, resulting in pregnancy. The procedure…
Women who breastfeed their babies have significantly reduced rates of ovarian cancer, according to a new study. The study…
Cancer has been a National Health Priority Area since 1996 because of the burden it places on the Australian community. Of course, cancer isn’t just a health and economic burden – it takes an enormous…
Women with a history of endometriosis are more likely to develop three different types of ovarian cancer. More than 23,000…
Researchers have identified biochemical changes that commonly occur in the DNA of women with ovarian cancer, which may help…
Women who carry genes that predispose them to getting cancer at a young age may be passing the gene onto the next generation and causing cancers to develop at ever younger ages, a new study has found…
We are bombarded with health messages on an almost daily basis. Many of these encourage us to monitor ourselves for worrying signs that might be signals of an underlying problem. Ovarian cancer is the…
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Consultant Senior Lecturer in Clinical Genetics, UCL
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Medical Oncologist and Laboratory Head, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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Adjunct Professsor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide
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Clinical Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Oncology, Head of the RMH Familial Cancer Centre and Joint Head, Breast Cancer Laboratory, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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Executive Director, Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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Emeritus Professor, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professor of Biochemistry, University of Aberdeen
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University
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Executive Dean (interim) Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Gynaecological Oncology, Imperial College London
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PhD student in Biology, University of Rochester
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Professor of Macromolecular Structure and Function, Imperial College London
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Professor of Interdisciplinary Parasitology, University of Nottingham
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Adjunct Professor, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology
