Cancer and Oncology Research

Genetic Cancer:

Cancer is a hereditary disease. Changes in genes that control how cells grow and multiply cause it. Cells are the fundamental building blocks of your body. Each cell has a duplicate of your genes, which serves as an instruction manual. Cancer is a genetic disease in which tumor cells differ from their normal progenitors due to genetic changes affecting growth-regulatory genes. There are two types of cancer genes: oncogenes (which act as positive growth regulators) and tumor suppressor genes (which act as negative growth regulators).

Related Tags:

Hereditary Cancer | Genomics | Cancer Genetics | BRCA | Lynch Syndrome | Genetic Testing | Genetic Counseling | Familial Cancer | Tumor Genomics | Precision Oncology | Cancer Risk | Polygenic Risk Score | Genetic Markers | Hereditary Breast Cancer | Genetic Research | Cancer Genes

Related Associations:

National Society of Genetic Counselors | American Association for Cancer Research | Hereditary Colon Cancer Foundation | Lynch Syndrome International | Cancer Genetics UK | Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center | The Breast Cancer Gene Resource | National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Genetics of Cancer | The Cancer Genetics Program (CGP) - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute