Angelina Jolie has opened up about undergoing a double mastectomy and having her ovaries removed after discovering she ...

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

Jill Martin shares how BRCA2 testing revealed her breast cancer, urging women to embrace genetic testing as a powerful tool ...

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — Lucy Abrams was just 25 years old when she learned she carried the BRCA-1 gene mutation — the same genetic marker her mother had. It meant one thing: she was at significantly ...

BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are only 2 chapters of the hereditary breast cancer story. Genes like TP53, PALB2, CHEK2, ATM, and ...

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

Everyone has BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, but if the gene has changed in some way, it can increase the risk of certain types of ...

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

Doctors can order genetic tests for people at high risk of breast cancer, and insurance often covers those, Kamal says. For ...

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

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie raised awareness of BRCA mutations in 2013 when she had a double mastectomy to cut her chance of developing cancer.

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 ...