Not only do home genetic test kits, like 23andMe, provide information about your ancestry, but they can also give you some insights into your inherited health risks, particularly mutations on the BRCA ...

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, ...

Timely next-generation sequencing testing in patients with metastatic prostate cancer: A comparative analysis between Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from ...

ROANOKE, Va. – It’s estimated that more than 42,000 people will die from breast cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society. To help you understand if you’re at a greater risk of ...

Discovery of the BRCA genetic mutation in the mid-90s represented a breakthrough in breast and ovarian cancer prevention. About 5-10% of breast cancer cases and 10-18% of ovarian cancer cases can be ...

Since the NHS Jewish BRCA Testing Programme began in January 2023, around 11,000 saliva tests have been processed, with 235 people (2.1%) testing positive for a BRCA gene mutation, according to new ...

Only 23.3% of ovarian cancer patients receive BRCA testing, leading to higher treatment costs and advanced therapy lines. Non-White and low-income patients face increased financial toxicity, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BRCA testing guidelines rely on age and the types, aggressiveness and quantity of cancers in a family, but ...

They’re great. They look fine in a T-shirt, it feels good when they're touched, and they make small, but workable pillows for cats and certain people. That just makes it all the harder knowing I may ...

Unlike the average woman, who faces a breast cancer risk of about 12%, Jolie's risk before surgery was roughly 7-fold higher. "My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a ...