more than 50% of families with 2 diffuse gastric cancer cases diagnosed prior to age 50 years will carry germline mutations in the CDH1 gene,”

Bone Cancer

Bone Cancer (Osteosarcoma) is the most common primary malignant bone tumour, excluding myeloma and lymphoma. There is a predilection for the metaphyseal region of tubular long bones. 50% of cases occur around the knee. Bone Cancer (osteogenic sarcoma) is a malignant connective (soft) tissue tumor whose neoplastic cells present[...]

Database of somatic mutations in egfr with…

We created an Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutation Database () that curates a convenient compilation of somatic EGFR mutations in… Database of somatic mutations in egfr with...[...]

Lung cancer cases in town rise by 40pc

THE number of people being diagnosed with lung cancer in Bolton has rocketed by almost 40 per cent. Almost 250 people - an average of five a week -… Lung cancer cases in town rise by 40pc[...]

Hashimoto’s

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is the most common form of thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease where the body’s own antibodies fight the cells of the thyroid. It is named after the Japanese physician, Hakaru Hashimoto, who first described it in 1912. It is four times more common among women than men, and runs[...]

Skin Cancer Facts

Most of the more than 1 million cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer diagnosed yearly in the United States are considered to be sun-related. Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, will account for about 62,190 cases of skin cancer in 2006 and most (about 7,910) of the 10,710 deaths[...]