Researchers have found that women who are diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 55 and carry an inherited mutation in the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 ...

A study led by Harvard Medical School researchers shed new light on how even a single defective copy of the tumor-suppressor BRCA1 gene can increase patients’ risk of developing breast cancer.

Researchers at LUMC have made a breakthrough in understanding PALB2 mutations, an important cause of hereditary breast cancer ...

ComingSoon can exclusively reveal the trailer for Love, Danielle. Love, Danielle is a new dramedy movie about a woman who tests positive for a BRCA1 gene mutation, which then puts her at high risk of ...

SEATTLE — The BRCA gene is commonly recognized for its link to breast and ovarian cancer risk among women. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 have been associated with increased risk for the cancers, but ...

"I just wish someone had told me this was a possibility." Kara Maxwell distinctly remembers the moment she heard those words eight years ago from the mother of a child with Fanconi anemia (FA).

Strangely, I felt calm and prepared. I knew catching it early was key, and I knew about the range of treatment options ...