Inheriting a mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 puts you at higher risk of breast, prostate, ovarian and pancreatic cancer. Genetic ...
A randomized trial at MD Anderson Cancer Center found that personalized navigation support raised BRCA genetic testing uptake ...
What if your last mammogram could reveal more than whether you have cancer today?
A research team has found that physicians in Türkiye are highly willing to request BRCA1/2 genetic testing for eligible patients, but the broader cascade-testing process often fails to reach relatives ...
Direct navigator outreach with mailed saliva kits significantly improved first-degree relative testing completion and shortened time to testing versus patient-delivered letters alone.
At 28, Margot Casino took a 23andMe ancestry test for fun. The Wantagh resident was particularly interested in learning more ...
On Allure’s Perspectives podcast, Germino, aka “Thee Boobless Babe,” shares why she decided to get an aesthetic flat closure rather than a breast reconstruction after her preventative double ...
My 9-year-old daughter was just entering puberty when I found a pea-sized lump near my right areola in the shower. A biopsy confirmed it was breast cancer, and when my surgeon recommended a single ...
A Mayo Clinic-led proteomic study of nearly 5,000 proteins in nonmalignant breast tissue reveals that cancer-free BRCA1/2 ...
Bridget Kilgallen walked into The Women’s Health Center at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center expecting nothing more than ...
First-degree relatives—parents, siblings and children—of cancer patients who received personalized support and navigation services throughout the genetic testing process were significantly more likely ...