The Urology Care Foundation and the Prostate Cancer Foundation have created a new educational guide on genetic tests to guide ...
You might hear about your risk of ovarian cancer through an aunt, mother, sister or grandmother. For some, there are no signs of hereditary cancer in the family, but genetic testing still reveals a ...
Up to 5% of Americans may carry genetic variants associated with cancer risk, according to a cross-sectional analysis.The ...
We are at a transformative moment in oncology. Remarkable advancements have led to the identification of biomarkers that can predict treatment response, tests that can detect cancer risk before ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and genetic testing proved to be lifesaving for the women featured in this story. Jodi Lavery discovered she had a BRCA-2 gene mutation, ...
For Josh Henderson, 66, of Olympia, getting genetic testing was a no-brainer. “The first time I came to Fred Hutch, my oncologist suggested it,” said the retired IT manager who received a metastatic ...
About one in five patients with cancer who undergo genetic testing are incidentally found to have mutations in their blood ...
A groundbreaking study shows that breast cancer screening works better when it’s personalized. Instead of annual mammograms ...
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, ...
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A new coverage determination will prevent Medicare patients with certain cancers from accessing genetic testing, a move that advocates and testing companies say will severely limit early interventions ...