A Mayo Clinic-led team of researchers is solving one of the most frustrating aspects of genetic cancer screening — results that give zero guidance to patients on whether they are at elevated risk.

A MUM-of-two who waited 18 monthsfor surgery to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer was then diagnosed with the disease. The NHS trust has apologised to Sharni Marks, 31, who is still in ...

“I went back to my GP three times before I was finally sent to hospital for an X-ray. It turned out that my lung had ...

Researchers at Peter Mac have uncovered potential new heredity genes that might be responsible for causing one of the most ...

A 31 year old mum-of-two, has been diagnosed with breast cancer following an agonising 18-month wait for preventative surgery ...

Sharni Marks, 31, was added to the waiting list in August 2022 without a specified surgery date. Despite being repeatedly informed she was a priority for the operation, it wasn't until March 2024 that ...

Around 50 out of 100 women with either a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations will get breast cancer by the time they are 70, while only to only 7 out of 100 women without the gene will develop cancer in ...

"I just wish someone had told me this was a possibility." Kara Maxwell distinctly remembers the moment she heard those words eight years ago from the mother of a child with Fanconi anemia (FA).

Everyone has BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, but people who have changes in the gene are at higher risk of certain cancers including cancers of the breast, ovaries, prostate and pancreas. Ethnicity can ...

We identified the breast cancer gene BRCA2, which enabled families with a history of breast cancer to be assessed for future risk, and laid the groundwork for developing novel forms of therapy for ...