Retesting is particularly indicated for patients with past negative results who present with a strong family history or a new primary cancer ...

Advances in technology detect far more genetic mutations, which can be lifesaving information for a generation of women first ...

Limiting inherited genetic testing to younger people with cancer would have missed most of those who carry a cancer-risk gene ...

A new FDA decision and a jump in gene-panel technology are quietly changing what an old “all-clear” really means.

About 5 to 10% of breast cancer cases are linked to inherited gene mutations, which is why doctors recommend all women ...

Among patients with cancer with a genetic variant that increases the risk for hereditary cancers, personalized support significantly increases the likelihood that their first-degree relatives complete ...

Germline genetic screening can identify whether a patient with cancer has inherited genetic alterations in a gene or genes ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, making up 30% of all new cases each year. Knowledge is power when it comes to detection and prevention of this disease: Genetic testing can play an ...

A randomized trial at MD Anderson Cancer Center found that personalized navigation support raised BRCA genetic testing uptake ...

A nationally representative study of more than 27,000 U.S. adults finds that a personal cancer history strongly increases ...

C EGFR T790M gene variant face roughly 25 times the lung cancer risk of noncarriers, according to the largest-yet study of the variant. People with ance ...

Piedmont Macon health care professionals urge regular breast cancer screenings and explain risk factors, warning signs and ...