Agent Orange Linked to Genetic Mutations Driving Bone Marrow Cancer Risk

Chemical Warfare Defense

Credit: spxChrome/iStock/Getty Images Plus A A new study published in Development of Blood provides the clearest evidence yet that exposure to Agent Orange—a chemical agent widely used during the Vietnam War—may leave permanent genetic defects that increase the risk of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of bone cancers that can progress to acute leukemia. Led … Read more

Gynecological cancer screening: From professional to private

Gynecological cancer screening: From professional to private

Article produced in partnership with Jeen Health and Spital Clinic Genetic testing for cancer risk in women, much of its medical history, is only available through a referral that includes a GP, a clinical genetic panel and family history testing that meets certain risk factors. The advent of directly accessible private tests has changed this … Read more