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

Universal germline genetic testing of nearly 40,000 patients with solid tumors detected a substantial proportion of inherited gene variants that would have been missed by the standard germline testing ...

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

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 ...

"If I examine my cancer genes in detail, I will find the right medicine for me."You might have that image of cancer genomic ...

In 2023, Jill Martin took a test that changed her life. She underwent genetic testing for breast cancer and learned she had a BRCA2 mutation, which increases one’s risk of developing breast and other ...

However, applying a conventional age-based testing threshold would have substantially reduced the number of patients identified. Restricting testing to patients diagnosed before age 50 would have ...

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 ...

Universal germline genetic testing of nearly 40,000 patients with solid tumors detected a substantial proportion of inherited gene ...

A group of lawmakers spanning both parties and chambers is introducing legislation that would require insurance plans to ...