Thousands of single changes in the nucleotides that make up the human genome have been associated with an increased risk of ...

The researchers found that having ever used oral contraception reduced odds of ovarian cancer by 26% (odds ratio [OR], 0.74; 95% CI, 0.66-0.84). Further, those who stopped using oral contraception at ...

Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) drugs, such as Ozempic, are intended for type 2 diabetes patients and people with obesity, ...

A bill that would require private Idaho health insurers to cover supplemental breast cancer screenings for high-risk patients ...

In 1995, our researchers discovered the cancer gene BRCA2, which, when mutated, can make carriers more likely to develop cancer. This discovery means that families can now assess their cancer risk ...

and he discovered he carried a BRCA2 variant—an inherited genetic variant that significantly increases the risk of developing certain cancers, including breast cancer. Since his diagnosis ...

Stanford Medicine researchers sifted through thousands of single nucleotide mutations in DNA to identify fewer than 400 that are functionally associated with inherited cancer risk.

BOISE — A bill that would require private Idaho health insurers to cover supplemental breast cancer screenings for high-risk ...

Examples of well-known inherited cancer-associated mutations are the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes that confer a significantly increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers. But only a few of these high ...

The Amsterdam-based company recently received IVDR certification for other tests including one for phenylketonuria.