Family history - A to Z
This page contains links to information and news about how a person's family history can affect cancer risk.
Because many people develop cancer, having a relative with cancer does not necessarily mean there is a genetic link. But some people are at higher risk of cancer because of their genes.
There is also information about genes and family history on CancerHelp UK
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Family history is a sub-category of Causes of cancer and Genes
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Latest Family history news from Cancer Research UK
- News story: Gene offers clue to cause of oesophageal cancer
19 January 2012 - Press Release: Scientists unlock further prostate cancer secrets
10 July 2011 - News story: Healthy lifestyle can reduce breast cancer risk even in women with family history
18 October 2010 - Press Release: Gene study backs promise of breast cancer drugs to treat hereditary prostate cancer
24 June 2010 - Press Release: Scientists discover five new genetic sites that increase breast cancer risk
9 May 2010 - Press Release: Breast cancer four times more likely in women with strong family history
19 January 2009 - News story: Family history of bowel cancer linked with reduced risk of recurrence
6 June 2008 - News story: Women with breast cancer from small families may be unaware of genetic link
26 June 2007 - News story: Fertility authority may allow cancer screening
11 May 2006 - Press Release: Genetic counselling cuts fear of breast cancer
12 August 2003
- News story: US researchers identify possible 'high risk' prostate cancer gene
11 January 2012 - News story: Scientists find new genetic sites that increase Hodgkin's lymphoma risk
1 November 2010 - News story: Men with faulty BRCA2 gene have estimated 1-in-15 chance of breast cancer by age 70
8 July 2010 - News story: US scientists home in on new bowel cancer gene
3 June 2010 - Press Release: Scientists in major prostate cancer gene discovery
20 September 2009 - News story: Family history may have role in brain cancer
14 November 2008 - Press Release: New computer software helps GPs spot family cancer risk
14 August 2007 - News story: Women at high breast-cancer risk to be given new scans
26 October 2006 - Press Release: Preventing bowel cancer in high risk families
25 October 2005 - Press Release: Survey of cancer genes uncovers Viking roots
15 April 2003
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