Researchers in Sweden have found that women with endometriosis have a 37 percent greater chance of developing ovarian cancer than women in the general population, regardless of the number of times they have given birth. Additionally, they have documented an increased rate of malignant melanoma, endocrine and brain tumors, and kidney, breast and thyroid [...]

Researchers from Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Eli Lilly & Company (NYSE: LLY) have discovered a mutation of the AKT1 gene which appears to cause tumor cell proliferation in breast, colorectal, and ovarian cancers.
The team identified the altered form of AKT1 by analyzing the molecular features of tumor samples from 150 [...]

Researchers at the University of Florida in Jacksonville and the University of Michigan have identified a protein which is present in the urine of bladder cancer patients, but absent in other individuals. The discovery of this potential biomarker moves scientists closer to developing improved diagnostic tools for finding the disease while it is still [...]