Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You probably know someone who is affected by cancer. This disease results when cells divide uncontrollably and can make a person ...

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The Y chromosome is among the smallest in the human body and carries the fewest genes. Researchers are paying renewed attention to its role in cancer—specifically, what happens when it vanishes.

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You probably know someone who is affected by cancer. This disease results when cells divide uncontrollably and can make a person sick, sometimes very seriously. Cancer can occur anywhere in the body ...

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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Why is heart cancer so rare? – Jackson, age 12, ...