A growing number of people are getting genetic testing for breast cancer, which has become more comprehensive and ...

Doctors can order genetic tests for people at high risk of breast cancer, and insurance often covers those, Kamal says. For ...

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 ...

Genetic testing is available at the Health First Cancer Institute, led by Delori Dulany, AOCNP, a board-certified Acute Oncology Care Nurse Practitioner.

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, ...

One way to get ahead of that diagnosis is genetic testing. There are 13 gene mutations related to breast cancer, according to ...

Men with genes that increase the risk of prostate cancer should have annual checks from the age of 40, research has shown.

More and more studies show that men face risks of cancer from BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations that are most often associated with breast and ovarian cancers in women. According to a July 25 JAMA ...

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

Siddhartha Yadav, MD, discusses real-world data demonstrating the mass underutilization of BRCA testing in patients with breast cancer. At San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2023, Siddhartha Yadav, ...

In May 2013, nearly 20 years after the discovery that mutations on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes could lead to a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer, A-list Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie garnered ...

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