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Genetic background influences cancer risk
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Latest: Genetic Background Determines Cancer Risk in Mouse Study
Researchers from Yale Cancer Center, the University of Cambridge and collaborators published a Nature paper reporting that inherited genetic differences shape how the body repairs DNA damage from smoking. In mouse models
Genetics, obesity and tumor evolution linked to cancer risk
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Latest: Nature study links inherited genetics to cancer risk and tumour evolution
A July 23 study by Germany’s DKFZ, using UK Biobank data from 458,000 adults, showed that excess body weight—especially abdominal fat measured by waist circumference and waist‑to‑hip ratio—could account for over ten perc