After a breast-cancer diagnosis and a separate scare, my mom tested for the BRCA2 gene mutation. Knowing it could be hereditary, I decided to get tested at 23 to see if I also carried the mutation. My ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have characterized the role of thousands of mutations in the BRCA2 cancer gene, findings that may help reassure worried patients about their cancer risk or guide doctors ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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.

SAN ANTONIO – 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 ...

Germline BRCA mutations have an adverse impact on both progression-free and overall survival in patients with hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative metastatic ...

In this study, researchers aimed to determine whether younger BRCA1/2 carriers who undergo oophorectomy can receive menopausal hormone therapy without increasing their risk of breast cancer.

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