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…
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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…
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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Professorial Research Fellow. School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide
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Medical Oncologist and Laboratory Head, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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Consultant Senior Lecturer in Clinical Genetics, UCL
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Senior Research Fellow, Cancer Council Queensland
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Emeritus Professor, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Fellow, School of Law & School of Medicine, Western Sydney University
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Clinical Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University
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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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Professor of Biochemistry, University of Aberdeen
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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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Associate Professor of Parasitology, University of Nottingham
