A new study by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has identified genetic factors that determine ...

A lung cancer diagnosis can feel frightening. And when a family member is diagnosed, you might wonder about your own risk, prompting you to ask if lung cancer is hereditary. Smoking tobacco accounts ...

Most cancer genome studies have focused on mutations in the tumor itself and how such gene variants allow a tumor to grow unchecked. A new study takes a deep dive into inherited cancer mutations ...

In many aspects of our lives, we find meaning in the order in which events occur. We buy into myths about "middle child syndrome," talk of calm before storms, and consider it strange to start a meal ...

A Mayo Clinic-led team of researchers is solving one of the most frustrating aspects of genetic cancer screening — results that give zero guidance to patients on whether they are at elevated risk.