When Trishya Brown received a breast cancer diagnosis in February 2024, her world shifted in an instant. Brown is Vice ...
Marie Parker and her daughter Madalyn are previvors. The term, coined in 2000 by members of the nonprofit Facing Our Risk of ...
With breast cancer on both sides of the family, a 29-year-old Utah attorney opted to reduce her own risk drastically.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the U.S., behind only lung cancer, according to the ...
Mathew Knowles gets candid about surviving breast cancer and living with the BRCA2 gene mutation. Mathew Knowles is honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month by opening up about his own experience as a ...
Inherited mutations in the gene BRCA2 significantly increase the risk of carriers to breast and ovarian cancers. BRCA2, a crucial player in the body's DNA repair system, aids in repairing damaged DNA.
An international study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has identified genetic variants in women with BRCA2 mutations that may increase or decrease their risk of developing ...
It began on an unremarkable evening in April 2010. I was preparing dinner for my family when I got the call. The physician from the St. Louis Breast & Cancer Institute said, "Mrs. Keys, you have ...
They are genes commonly associated with breast cancer in women, but in fact men who carry certain mutations in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes are at higher risk of developing certain types of cancer ...
A new study reveals that men with a mutation to the BRCA genes, often known as the ‘Angelina Jolie’ gene because the ...
The BRCA gene mutation is most commonly associated with breast cancer. But it can also potentially affect one's risk for other cancers. Here's what to know. Breast cancer has long been on people’s ...
Men with genes that increase the risk of prostate cancer should have annual checks from the age of 40, research has shown.