Ribbon structure of the BRCA2 protein. Mutations in the BRCA2 gene are linked to increased risk of breast cancer. New work from UC Davis shows how individual BRCA2 proteins work to repair damaged DNA, ...

Inherited mutations in the gene BRCA2 significantly increase the risk of carriers to breast and ovarian cancers. BRCA2, a crucial player in the body's DNA repair system, aids in repairing damaged DNA.

Women with breast cancer who were also carriers of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation and received textured breast implants as part of their reconstructive surgery after mastectomy were 16 times more likely ...

Australian scientists have pinpointed likely 'cells-of-origin', the source cells that can grow into breast cancer, in women carrying a faulty BRCA2 gene who are at high risk of developing the disease.

In an effort to raise community education and awareness, the Ellen Hermanson Foundation has launched a BRCA gene testing ...

The FDA approved niraparib and abiraterone acetate (Akeega) in combination with prednisone for treating BRCA2-mutated metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), the agency announced on ...

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The past decade has witnessed a rapid expansion of genetic tests, including new instruments to inform patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer about the risk of recurrence and to guide ...

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After a breast-cancer diagnosis and a separate scare, my mom tested for the BRCA2 gene mutation. Knowing it could be hereditary, I decided to get tested at 23 to see if I also carried the mutation. My ...

The study showed that oxidative stress, which is considered to contribute to cancer development, actually suppressed cancer in rats with BRCA2 gene mutations. Oxidative stress is considered to ...

The former NBC anchor underwent her second procedure after learning she carried the BRCA cancer gene in February Jenna Wolfe is focused on her recovery. The former NBC anchor, 49, revealed in an ...