After a breast-cancer diagnosis and a separate scare, my mom tested for the BRCA2 gene mutation. Knowing it could be hereditary, I decided to get tested at 23 to see if I also carried the mutation. My ...

Black women experience disproportionately elevated risks of developing and dying from early-onset breast cancer. New research ...

Multicenter Phase II Study of a 28-Day Regimen of Orally Administered Eniluracil and Fluorouracil in the Treatment of Patients With Anthracycline- and Taxane-Resistant Advanced Breast Cancer PURPOSE: ...

Inherited mutations in the gene BRCA2 significantly increase the risk of carriers to breast and ovarian cancers. BRCA2, a crucial player in the body's DNA repair system, aids in repairing damaged DNA.

Germline BRCA mutations have an adverse impact on both progression-free and overall survival in patients with hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative metastatic ...

People with a BRCA1 gene mutation, which increases breast and ovarian cancer risk, are also at increased risk of impaired fertility, Monash University-led research has confirmed in preclinical models ...

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Surgeons around the country say ever-younger patients are taking measures to mitigate their breast cancer risk.

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The gene, known as EXO1, normally helps maintain genomic stability by repairing damaged DNA. But the researchers found that ...