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 ...
Genetic testing identifies germline mutations, while genomic testing analyzes somatic mutations in tumors, influencing treatment options. Broader testing criteria are expanding access to genetic ...
One way to get ahead of that diagnosis is genetic testing. There are 13 gene mutations related to breast cancer, according to Doctor Leonard Henry, medical director of Lewis Cancer Research Pavilion.
For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our Sophia Thomas takes us along for her doctors’ appointments to help inform yours.
Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces is introducing a new genetic testing tool that can identify gene mutations passed down through families that ...
A review of the distribution of risk estimates from three commonly used genomic assays for breast cancer found that Black women were more likely to have aggressive tumor phenotypes, which contributed ...
IN HER SHOES. BUT SHE’S TAKEN A HORRIBLE SITUATION AND SHE’S SOMEHOW MANAGING TO FIND A WAY TO LIVE THROUGH IT AND DO IT WITH GRACE AND INSPIRING SO MANY PEOPLE. AND WE’RE FOLLOWING THE JOURNEY OF ...
The cancer was detected because he was enrolled in a "world-leading research study" which is screening 100,000 newborn babies ...
While chemo and radiation have ended, I'm still undergoing other treatments while raising money for research and awareness of ...
Mercy is working with the testing company Tempus to provide testing for both DNA mutations and hereditary risk factors. With ...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and CURE is here to address some of the most common questions patients have after a breast cancer diagnosis. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time ...
The Healthy Nevada Project as diagnosed 500 Northern Nevadans with the BRCA gene which puts patients at higher risk of developing breast cancer.