Created: Apr 06, 2026 08:05 AM (Updated: Apr 06, 2026 01:22 PM) Kevin Hughes, medical director of the Bermuda Cancer Genetics and Risk Assessment Clinic (Image from cancer.bm) The oncologist believes that more genetic testing could be one of the answers to improving the health of Bermudians. Kevin Hughes, medical director of the Bermuda Cancer … Read more
image: ©wildpixel | iStock UK researchers have discovered key changes in a cancer gene that drive tumor growth, shedding new light on cancer development and potential treatment. For the first time, scientists in Manchester and London have identified the full range of cancer genes that drive tumor growth. Their work could lead to more effective … Read more
Credit: Love Staff / Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Homeland Security, and other authorities have reported a record number of illegal shipments of organic goods. At the same time, the world’s intelligence community has noticed many attempts to smuggle sensitive biological samples in attempts at industrial theft or … Read more
Scanning electron micrograph of breast cancer cells. [Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library, Getty Images] Researchers led by a team at Tel Aviv University have found that genetic variants involved in the innate immune response are strongly linked to the onset of breast cancer (BC) in risk carriers. BRCA1 genetic modification. The team performed whole exome sequencing … Read more
April 1 (Reuters) – Advanced genetic testing could help erase a huge disparity in breast cancer survival rates between white and black patients, new research has found. Currently, black women in the US have a 40% higher death rate from breast cancer than white women, despite the low rate of 5% of the disease. Register … Read more
(This is part of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present the latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) Written by Nancy Lapid April 1 (Reuters) – Advanced genetic testing could help erase a huge disparity in breast cancer survival rates between white and black patients, new research has found. Currently, Black women in the … Read more
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
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