After testing positive for the BRCA2 gene at 22, Melanie Cohen underwent a preventative double mastectomy, reconstruction, and IVF ...

Breast cancer was once a leading cause of death for Jewish women, but decades of research have led to a more than 90% ...

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, TODAY's Jill Martin brought together participants to sign up for genetic tests for breast ...

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With September’s Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month campaign wrapping up, health care providers are shifting their focus to October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month events. They are recognizing links ...

Curran, her sister Cristina Maggi and their two best friends Samantha Alfonso and Michelle Nishanian created "We Fight Like a ...

Beverly was 41, had two children and was contemplating a third when her first mammogram revealed a lump. Diagnosed with ...

With two aunties having passed away from breast and ovarian cancer, Debra had been attending a family history clinic at ...

I could not feel any lumps at all, and I think that’s quite important to note, because I had no symptoms, really except for ...

The new test, called the risk of ovarian cancer algorithm (Roca), calculates a woman’s individual risk based on factors such ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and genetic testing proved to be lifesaving for the women featured in this ...