Studies exaggerate genetic basis of breast cancer risk - Studies estimating the lifetime risk of women with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutation developing breast cancer may have exaggerated the risk by only...

Breast cancer-the unkindest cut - Most breast cancer surgeons engage in surgical overkill, and many safety questions surround the new wonder drugs. ... ...

Gene doesn't predict success in treating throat cancer - Contrary to the findings in patients with breast and colorectal cancers, the presence of the p53 gene mutation in oesophageal cancer does not have any...

Breast cancer-delays in reporting and treating - Does a delay in the treatment of breast cancer affect survival rates? And if so, is it the woman's delay in reporting, or the practitioner's delay in...

Follow-ups for cancer fall down - Surveillance programmes among women who have been operated on for breast cancer does nothing to improve survival rates, a study has concluded. ...

Bowel cancer - A special report on the failure of conventional treatment, the latest dietary prevention programmes and the most successful alternative treatments for...

Taking tamoxifen for breast cancer - what are the risks? - Q:Can you tell me about the risks of tamoxifen for women at risk of developing breast cancer? C. H., London. ... ...

The latest cancer risks - HRT diehards continue to effuse over the long-term benefits of HRT, but the latest evidence shows that long-term hormones offer a greater risk of dyin...