For most of my life, I thought cancer prevention for men was straightforward: don't smoke, eat a healthy diet, exercise, manage stress and get regular medical checkups. I assumed genetic testing for ...

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, ...

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 ...

"Reassuring" data show more breast cancers with surveillance, but no difference in surviva ...

Patients with BRCA-mutant breast cancer had a significantly higher risk of breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a large cohort study showed. BRCA1/2 mutations conferred ...

January 30, 2009 — The current recommendation is that women with BRCA mutations, who are thus at high risk for breast cancer, start receiving annual screening mammography as early as age 25. However, ...

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 ...

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In a new study comparing the difference in the age at breast cancer diagnosis between older and younger generations of women with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer gene mutations, researchers from the ...

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 ...

Fallopian tube cancer, a rare gynecologic cancer, is gaining awareness due to its potential origin for many high-grade serous ovarian cancers. New diagnostics improve early detection and treatment, ...