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 ...

A family history of cancer can raise your risk, but inherited genetic mutations cause only a small share of cancer cases.What ...

A previvor is someone who has not had cancer but has learned they carry an inherited gene change that raises their risk.

Genetic testing for a cancer risk gene can literally be a lifesaver, helping more and more men, women and children sidestep ...

A Mayo Clinic-led proteomic study of nearly 5,000 proteins in nonmalignant breast tissue reveals that cancer-free BRCA1/2 ...

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Ahead of this year's Nobel Prize announcements, STAT chatted with Mary-Claire King, who discovered the BRCA cancer mutations ...

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