A clustered family history of breast, ovarian, and colon cancers appropriately triggered germline testing, with BRCA1 mutation status informing individualized risk stratification and counseling.

Cancer treatment has evolved from a generalised approach to a more precise one. Advances in precision medicine have transformed the way oncologists diagnose, stage, and treat cancer. At the core of ...

Genetic testing for ATTR can detect transthyretin mutations and offer crucial information about risk, monitoring, and treatment, if needed. Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a genetic condition that ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways There is a hereditary form of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) caused when a mutated gene is passed from parent to child.Having ...

After learning that they carry a mutated version of the BRCA1 gene, their options were to undergo intensive monitoring every six months or to have preventive surgeries involving profound changes to th ...

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 ...

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, ...

An estimated 170,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2025. Many people know the causes of cancer are partly genetic. But how do your genes, which contribute so much of what makes you you, ...

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women worldwide, but many often ask, Is breast cancer hereditary? While most cases occur randomly, a small percentage are linked to inherited ...

The group has already helped pass bills in Arkansas and Oklahoma, and is supporting bills introduced in Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

Eligible patients can receive up to 70 per cent in subsidies for genetic tests, while MediShield Life coverage will be extended to selected risk-reducing surgical procedures.

The Israeli Basket of Health Services now includes preimplantation genetic testing and in vitro fertilization (PGT-IVF) for individuals carrying three specific genetic markers.