particularly breast and ovarian cancer, begins to increase. BRCA1 v BRCA2 When discussing the BRCA gene, it’s important to ...

People who learn that they carry worrisome BRCA1 mutations need better options to either prevent cancer from developing or intercept it at an early stage. This is particularly crucial for reducing ...

Having a mutated BRCA1 gene can mean a death sentence for those affected. Those with the faulty gene have up to an 87% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer and up to a 60% lifetime risk of ...

Currently, women with a strong family history of cancer can be tested for the BRCA gene, which greatly increases a woman's chance of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Angelina Jolie ...

For cancer-suppressor genes like BRCA1, researchers have long hypothesized that a single healthy copy could still guard against tumor development. Yet women with one harmful BRCA1 mutation are far ...

The concept of surveillance is based on early detection of cancer rather than cancer ... a similar extent of damage in both BRCA1 mutant and wild-type cells. The recent discovery that PARP-1 ...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a new platform using polymeric nanoparticles to deliver drug pairs to ...

Lynparza significantly improves iDFS, DDFS, and OS in BRCA1/2 mutation-positive, HER2-negative high-risk breast cancer patients. The trial's six-year analysis shows consistent benefits across all ...