INFORMATION. WE’RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE TERM. IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY. MUCH OF OUR DNA COMES FROM OUR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AND SO FORTH, AND DNA CAN REGULARLY CONTRIBUTE TO HEREDITARY CANCER RISK, ...

THE STORIES AND PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S CHRONICLE. GENETICS. DETERMINE WHO WE ARE. THEY ALLOW US TO PASS DOWN TRAITS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. BUT WHAT ...

When several people in a family develop gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, genetic factors may be responsible. Many of these factors are not currently known. Hereditary cancer syndromes are unusual, but ...

An estimated 170,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2025. Many people know the causes of cancer are partly genetic. But how do your genes, which contribute so much of what makes you you, ...

Having genetic factors can raise a person’s risk of uterine cancer. Currently, there is no screening test, but some signs and symptoms may indicate a person has it. Cancer that starts in the uterus, ...

A new multicenter study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with the Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC) and colleagues around the world, ...

Huntsman Cancer Institute genetic counselor Sam Beck, MS, CGC, answers common questions people ask about pancreatic cancer and the genetic testing associated with it. People at an increased risk for ...

Get the answers you need. Our Care Advisors can help you learn about becoming an MSK patient. MSK understands the cancer care needs of people who have hereditary breast cancer. Our experts choose ...

An autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid gland, called autoimmune hypothyroidism (AIHT), is the most common autoimmune disease, yet it remains largely understudied. New research from scientists ...

Bone cancer is a rare type of cancer that occurs in the skeletal system. It typically occurs due to changes in genes that affect how cells grow. While people typically acquire these gene changes ...

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 ...