Jackie Tohn is opening up about a health scare and procedure she underwent after learning she had an 85% chance of getting ...

The “Nobody Wants This” star learned she was a carrier for the BRCA gene, a genetic mutation known for an increased risk of ...

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Myriad Genetics, Inc., (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in molecular diagnostic testing and precision medicine, joins forces with ...

The “Nobody Wants This” actor initially struggled with the decision but is now raising awareness for genetic testing.

Jackie Tohn opened up to PEOPLE about "saving my own life" by undergoing a preventive double mastectomy after testing ...

In an effort to raise community education and awareness, the Ellen Hermanson Foundation has launched a BRCA gene testing ...

The PCMD Diagnostic Laboratory at the Dr Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD), University of Karachi, has introduced BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 Expanded Gene Panel tests for the ...

Hundreds of thousands of people diagnosed with cancer are still alive today but were never genetically tested, either because testing was not available or was not routinely offered at the time of ...

A growing number of women are diagnosed each year with breast cancer. Breast cancer diagnoses are increasing at a rate of 1% per ...

In human and animal medicine, biomarkers are used in several ways, including to diagnose, predict, or monitor health issues. Human health care consumers are familiar with biomarkers as mundane as ...