Lisa Bancroft is among thousands of people who have been tested for the faulty BRCA gene since its discovery 30 years ago.

Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI)in Australia have found a new way to predict a subset of patients ...

People inherit two copies of each gene -; one from each parent -; an evolutionary fail-safe to ensure survival even when one of them doesn't function.

People inherit two copies of each gene—one from each parent—an evolutionary fail-safe to ensure survival even when one of ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers are presenting updated findings from their novel study of a vaccine aimed at preventing triple-negative breast cancer, the most aggressive and lethal form of the disease.

Scientists pinpointed 80 gene variants, including eight tied to fatty acid metabolism, that may cause breast cancer in some ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we're teaming up with AstraZeneca to bring you life-saving conversations on ...

People of Ashkenazi Jewish descent are at higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer because they are more likely than other ...

Results of a cohort of patients with various solid tumors with germline or somatic BRCA1 and 2 mutations treated with talazoparib are reported. BRCA1 is involved in both non homologous end joining, ...

University of Oregon biologists have uncovered a mechanism by which a well-known breast cancer gene also influences fertility ...