Seven women in one family had major surgery after a widely used genetic test, taken by hundreds of thousands of people, showed a high cancer risk. But years later, the family has learned the results ...

A guide to finding out your breast cancer risk, and whether you should be tested for BRCA mutations. I like my boobs. They’re great. They look fine in a T-shirt, it feels good when they're touched, ...

"It's all about early detection," Mathew Knowles tells PEOPLE after battling breast cancer Mathew Knowles knows firsthand the power of early detection, which is why he urged his daughters, superstar ...

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 ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has finalized its updated guidelines on when to test for BRCA mutations associated with increased risk of certain cancers. The statement was published in JAMA ...

More women may benefit from gene testing for hereditary breast or ovarian cancer, especially if they’ve already survived cancer once, according to new recommendations from experts in preventive ...

Update, 9:20 a.m.: This story has been updated with 23andMe’s response. A recent study found that 23andMe’s direct-to-consumer BRCA test misses almost 90% of mutation carriers, GenomeWeb reported.

Maybe you've heard about genetic testing for diseases and wondered: What does that mean? Should I do it? What do the results mean? Here's what you need to know. For example, you may be familiar with ...

Gila Pfeffer is a humor writer who splits her time between NYC and London. The following is an adapted excerpt from her memoir, "Nearly Departed: Adventures in Loss, Cancer, and Other Inconveniences." ...

Women outside of the Supreme Court as arguments were made in a case seeking to determine whether human genes can be patented by Myriad Genetics. Getty Images A series of lab tests that detected a ...