Data from a large prospective cohort study reveal that a polygenic risk score has the potential to predict survival outcomes in patients with breast cancer.
Harmful variants in the BRCA1 gene greatly increase a person's lifetime risk of developing breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancers, but most people are unaware they are carriers.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a transient negative effect on breast cancer screening overall and a prolonged negative effect on follow-up screening, according to a study published in the May/June issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
In a finding that vastly expands the understanding of tumor evolution, researchers discover genetic biomarkers that can predict the breast cancer subtype a patient is likely to develop.
Jamie Duke’s life as she knew it ended three and a half years ago. That’s when her doctor delivered the news that would change everything: She had breast cancer. Her mother had just passed away; now on top of the grief, she was terrified…
Mark Holland said he is opening an external review of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care amid its decision to not lower the breast cancer screening age.
The 17th annual Independence Dragon Boat Regatta is happening Saturday on the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park, and a member of one of the crews competing tis showing us what it's really like being on the water.
Researchers report that gene sequences inherited from our parents may represent powerful predictors of future breast cancer type and metastatic risk. The new study challenges the notion that most cancers arise as the result of random…
A Stanford Medicine study of thousands of breast cancers has found that the gene sequences we inherit at conception are powerful predictors of the breast cancer type we might develop decades later and how deadly it might be.
Canada's guidelines for routine breast cancer screenings will remain unchanged, despite mounting pressure from medical experts who have labeled them as "dangerous."
New research has revealed a previously unknown biological process through which breast tumor cells develop resistance to standard treatment, which could open the door for cancer scientists around the world to further target this…
Kelly Hyland is opening up about how she dealt with the news of being diagnosed with breast cancer. In her recent interview, the Dance Moms alum explained her whole journey about how she first noticed some odd changes in her body.
Kelly Hyland is battling cancer. In a new interview published on Wednesday (May 29), the 53-year-old Dance Moms alum revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer after finding a lump in her breast in late March. “The first red flag…
Research recently published in Drug Resistance Updates has revealed a previously unknown biological process through which breast tumor cells develop resistance to standard treatment, which could open the door for cancer scientists around…
Former reality television star Kelly Hyland discovered that she had malignant breast cancer after she noticed a lump in her breast and significant weight loss.