For a small percentage of cancer patients, doctors are unable to determine where in the body the disease originated. To help pinpoint the origin of the cancers of unknown primary (CUP), researchers at ...

Lynch syndrome is the most common cause of hereditary colon cancer. It is a genetic condition that puts people at an increased risk for cancer. People with Lynch syndrome typically get diagnosed with ...

family history of prostate cancer A study of patients who initiated therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer demonstrated that those with vs without a family history of prostate ...

A type of cell that plays a key role in pancreatic cancer can trace its origin back to a structure that forms during embryonic development, new research at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center shows. This new ...

Certain inherited genetic mutations can significantly raise your risk for cancers such as breast, ovarian, colon, and prostate cancer. The most well-known mutations are BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are ...

Share on Pinterest Men with a family history of prostate cancer may be better equipped to survive this condition. Image credit: Uwe Krejci/Getty Images. Men with prostate cancer who come from families ...

From "All in the Family" to "A Million Little Things." This October marks the 35th anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time for raising awareness of a disease that touches the ...

Australian scientists have pinpointed likely 'cells of origin', the source cells that can grow into breast cancer, in women carrying a faulty BRCA2 gene who are at high risk of developing the disease.