From cutting-edge genetic testing to AI-powered screening, new BRCA-related research is transforming how we detect, treat, and prevent hereditary cancers. Scientists are refining tools to classify ...

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. Likely not, according to the findings of a new ...

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, ...

BRCA testing helps determine if you have a gene mutation that increases your cancer risk. People with a family history of certain cancers may consider BRCA testing. A positive BRCA result does not ...

New research indicates that a long-maligned menopausal treatment is safer than previously thought, showing that it doesn’t increase breast cancer risk in women with inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or ...

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

In women with BRCA1 mutations, hormonal contraceptives were associated with a significantly higher risk for breast cancer in a dose-response relationship, researchers reported in an observational ...

A study led by Harvard Medical School researchers shed new light on how even a single defective copy of the tumor-suppressor BRCA1 gene can increase patients’ risk of developing breast cancer.

This study analyzes BRCA testing patterns in U.S. breast cancer patients, highlighting barriers and disparities in access to genetic testing and precision care.

Mutations in the BRCA1 gene that are either inherited (germline) or acquired (somatic) might not be key to the initiation of prostate cancer, as previously thought, suggests the first study of its ...