All About Your Cancer Type

In normal circumstances, our body maintains a balance between cell growth & cell death. When this balance is disrupted and cells grow uncontrollably, cancer in born! HMZ Laboratories

Identifying your cancer sub-type.

Many of the genes that contribute to cancer development fall into broad categories:

Tumor suppressor genes – BRCA1, BRCA2, p53 or TP53.
These are protective genes but they can mutate and turn into cancer cells.
Oncogenes. – HER2, RAS
These turn cells cancerous. Mutations in these genes are not inherited.
DNA repair genes – BRCA1, BRCA2, and p53
These fix mistakes made when DNA is copied. Many of them function as tumor suppressor genes. If a person has an error in a DNA repair gene, mistakes remain uncorrected. Then, the mistakes become mutations. These mutations may eventually lead to cancer, particularly mutations in tumor suppressor genes or oncogenes. Mutations in DNA repair genes may be inherited or acquired.

See also: An overview of cancer

Cancer Types by Site

See also: An overview of cancer

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