Prior radiation to the brain is a risk factor for malignant gliomas. Some genetic disorders also increase the risk of development of these tumors in children but rarely in adults. There are no ...

A man unknowingly carrying a rare genetic mutation linked to cancer fathered at least 67 children across Europe through sperm ...

The sperm of a man carrying a rare genetic mutation linked to cancer was used to conceive scores of children across Europe, ...

Previous work identified OPCs—dividing cells in the adult brain ... genetic mutations, they discovered that a single mutation in a gene called Trp53, which normally suppresses tumor development ...

The blueprint was considered the most comprehensive genetic analysis for any tumor type ... the most common primary brain cancer in adults. It has also paved the way for additional studies in other ...

Genetic mutations linked to toxin exposure found in firefighters' brain tumors. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 30, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 03 / 250310164014.htm ...

A Gilead Sciences-backed therapy made with a patient's own white blood cells shrank tumors in 62% of patients with recurrent ...

This type of tumor most often occurs in adults, but 25% of cases ... glial cells but do not have these genetic changes. The pineal gland is a gland in the brain that plays a role in the circadian ...

Researchers still do not have a comprehensive picture of the factors that influence gene expression in human cancers.

Occupational and environmental exposures can put specific groups of people at higher risk of cancer, including firefighters. A new study by investigators at Mass General Brigham examines a cancer ...