A common oral bacterium tied to gum disease may help spark and fuel breast cancer, according to new research. Scientists discovered it can travel through the bloodstream to breast tissue, where it ...

This longtime UVA employee underwent three preventative surgeries at once to reduce her risk of breast and ovarian cancer linked to a BRCA1 mutation.

After discovering he carried the BRCA2 gene in 2013, one man began getting yearly mammograms. Twelve years later, he was still “shocked” to learn he had breast cancer and is now sharing his story to ...

A clustered family history of breast, ovarian, and colon cancers appropriately triggered germline testing, with BRCA1 mutation status informing individualized risk stratification and counseling.

With Sunday’s announcement by genetic testing firm 23andMe that it has filed for bankruptcy, customers of the site may be wondering what will happen to their data and what, if anything, they can or ...