Melanie Cohen always feared she had the BRCA mutation. Her grandmother battled breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancer, and her ...

The results of genetic testing can have a profound impact on treatment options and preventive measures for breast cancer. If ...

Men with BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations should be given annual prostate cancer screening checks, leading scientists have said ...

Abilene Mom, Jenn Caldera, is taking charge of her health by taking preventative measures against breast cancer. Caldera ...

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, ...

SAN ANTONIO – Patients with germline BRCA mutations who were diagnosed with breast cancer at or before age 40 and who underwent a bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and/or a risk-reducing ...

The BRCA gene mutation is most commonly associated with breast cancer. But it can also potentially affect one's risk for other cancers. Here's what to know. Breast cancer has long been on people’s ...

Men with BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations should be offered annual PSA testing from the age of 40 to detect prostate cancer at ...

Katharine Bisordi, a genetic counselor at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, said not everyone with CHEK2 will have the same ...

Patients with germline BRCA mutations who were diagnosed with breast cancer at or before age 40 and who underwent a bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and/or a risk-reducing ...

We talked to experts about new research connecting mutations in BRCA genes to other forms of cancer besides breast and ovarian. If you typically think of BRCA gene mutations along with certain breast ...

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 ...