Patients will be able to find out whether they have genes linked to cancer using a world-leading tool developed by the NHS.

Genetic testing could provide critical health information, but it may not be right for everyone. NBC’s medical contributor Dr ...

Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, ...

A nationwide Australian pilot screened more than 10,000 adults aged 18–40 years for high-risk genetic variants linked to ...

Medicare-eligible patients with advanced cancers will have access to genomic tests under a national coverage determination CMS finalized March 16. The determination covers next-generation sequencing ...

Providing patient-centered education and navigation support significantly increases consent rates for genomic testing, making ...

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 ...

An emerging oncology tool known as broad genomic profiling or BGP is increasingly being used to help identify targeted therapies for patients diagnosed with cancer. Rather than analyzing one gene at a ...

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 ...

They include the “Jolie” gene, named after actress Angelina Jolie, who had preventative surgery after finding out she had a ...

Leading genomic health experts from Monash University are calling for urgent government funding to progress the development ...

Komen(R) , the world's leading breast cancer organization, commends Representative Rick Scarbrough (R-Oak Ridge) and Senator Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville) for introducing legislation that would ...