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John (Eddie) La Marca & Sarah Diepstraten
are Senior Research Officers, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research).
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What is a ‘cancer gene’? How genetic mutations lead to cancer
An estimated 170,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2025. Many people know the causes of cancer are partly genetic. But how do your genes, …
One in eight cancers are likely caused by an infection worldwide – new study
Around 12% of the worlds total cancer cases in 2024 were likely caused by an infection, according to new research from the World Health Organization …

