Ross Lamb had no idea that Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy could have anything to do with his prostate cancer. Until he ...
A clinician-led approach boosts genetic testing among relatives of people with newly detected pathogenic variants — and could help close a gap in hereditary cancer prevention.
On April 15, Onconic Therapeutics announced that it would release research results on its next-generation anticancer ...
The authors acknowledged that longer follow-up (up to 20 years) may be required to detect a potential survival benefit, ...
A clustered family history of breast, ovarian, and colon cancers appropriately triggered germline testing, with BRCA1 mutation status informing individualized risk stratification and counseling.
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, which contribute so much of what makes you you, ...
New research indicates that a long-maligned menopausal treatment is safer than previously thought, showing that it doesn’t increase breast cancer risk in women with inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN ANTONIO — Menopausal hormone therapy did not elevate risk for breast cancer among women with inherited BRCA ...
BREAST CANCER SURGERY. ACCORDING TO A GENETIC COUNSELOR AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, YOUR CHANCE OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER WITHOUT A FAMILY HISTORY OR NO OTHER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE IS ABOUT 12%. THE ...
Angelina Jolie has opened up about undergoing a double mastectomy and having her ovaries removed after discovering she carried the BRCA1 gene mutation. This gene puts her at an 87% lifetime risk of ...
In 2023, Jill Martin took a test that changed her life. She underwent genetic testing for breast cancer and learned she had a BRCA2 mutation, which increases one’s risk of developing breast and other ...