With October being breast cancer awareness month, a Bay area family wants to inform the community about genetic testing for ...

Last month, University College London Hospitals announced a new test for women at high risk of ovarian cancer due to ...

An affordable new BRCA gene test has hit the market, but who should take it? — -- A new genetic testing kit that hits the market today is the most affordable, and arguably one of the simplest, ...

Pathway Genomics said that it has launched BRCATrue, a next- generation sequencing and deletion/duplication analysis that can detect mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, the genes linked to breast, ovarian ...

In 2023, Jill Martin took a test that changed her life. She underwent genetic testing for breast cancer and learned she had a ...

Certain genetic mutations can boost your risk of breast cancer. Here’s what experts say you need to know when making the decision to get tested. Possible anomalies in a breast cancer screening are ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and genetic testing proved to be lifesaving for the women featured in this ...

Insurance covers some genetic tests, such as BRCA tests for breast cancer, if you meet certain requirements. Find Cheap Health Insurance Quotes in Your Area But there are about 70,000 different ...

HealthDay News — Only about one-third of women receive genetic counseling before they undergo testing for BRCA mutations, and patients who receive genetic counseling beforehand display better ...

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 ...

BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are only 2 chapters of the hereditary breast cancer story. Genes like TP53, PALB2, CHEK2, ATM, and ...

Rose Brystowski, 68, had a choice to make. Others might have found it difficult. She found it easy. "My ovaries had retired," she says over a phone call. "They weren't doing me anything but ...