A clustered family history of breast, ovarian, and colon cancers appropriately triggered germline testing, with BRCA1 mutation status informing individualized risk stratification and counseling.

BRCA testing helps determine if you have a gene mutation that increases your cancer risk. People with a family history of certain cancers may consider BRCA testing. A positive BRCA result does not ...

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TAMPA (BLOOM) – “Love, Danielle” Co-Writer, Producer, and Star, Devin Sidell, and Executive Producer, Amy Byer Shainman, join Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to share more about their film, which is ...

Mutations in the BRCA1 gene that are either inherited (germline) or acquired (somatic) might not be key to the initiation of prostate cancer, as previously thought, suggests the first study of its ...

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 ...

Gila Pfeffer is a humor writer who splits her time between NYC and London. The following is an adapted excerpt from her memoir, "Nearly Departed: Adventures in Loss, Cancer, and Other Inconveniences." ...

Angelina Jolie’s breast cancer surgeon, Dr. Kristi Funk, is appreciating her for accepting her double mastectomy scars. In 2013, the Academy Award-winning Hollywood actress underwent ...

Risk assessments for cancers related to BRCA mutations could save lives. Annually, about 247,200 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in the U.S. and nearly 42,000 people die each year from breast ...