A guide to finding out your breast cancer risk, and whether you should be tested for BRCA mutations. I like my boobs. They’re great. They look fine in a T-shirt, it feels good when they're touched, ...

Genetics is always changing. It seems as if every day there is a new article about a new study, and trying to navigate all of this information can be quite confusing. This past month, a new study was ...

In late December of 2013, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) provided an update to its 2005 recommendations, reaffirming the genetic risk assessment and breast cancer susceptibility gene ...

ROANOKE, Va. – It’s estimated that more than 42,000 people will die from breast cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society. To help you understand if you’re at a greater risk of ...

Should screening for BRCA1/2 mutations be expanded to all women diagnosed with breast cancer? This is the recommendation put forth in recent guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology ...

From cutting-edge genetic testing to AI-powered screening, new BRCA-related research is transforming how we detect, treat, and prevent hereditary cancers. Scientists are refining tools to classify ...

What is BRCA gene testing? Everyone has BRCA genes that produce tumor-suppressing proteins. But risky BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations leave a person more susceptible to cancers, including breast and ...

Harmful variants in the BRCA1 gene greatly increase a person's lifetime risk of developing breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancers, but most people are unaware they are carriers. In a new study in the ...

Not only do home genetic test kits, like 23andMe, provide information about your ancestry, but they can also give you some insights into your inherited health risks, particularly mutations on the BRCA ...

Only 23.3% of ovarian cancer patients receive BRCA testing, leading to higher treatment costs and advanced therapy lines. Non-White and low-income patients face increased financial toxicity, ...

SEATTLE — The BRCA gene is commonly recognized for its link to breast and ovarian cancer risk among women. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 have been associated with increased risk for the cancers, but ...

New studies in the last year have shone an even greater light on the risks in the Jewish community related to mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. The BRCA genes (commonly pronounced BRAH-CAH) are ...