If a relative is diagnosed with cancer, a relative may be able to test to see if they have a higher risk of developing that same cancer. If a relative is diagnosed with cancer, a relative may be able ...

Even though a large proportion of cancer patients carry genetic mutations that make them more susceptible to cancer, only a ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and genetic testing proved to be lifesaving for the women featured in this story. Jodi Lavery discovered she had a BRCA-2 gene mutation, ...

Genetic testing to find DNA markers of genetic diseases, like cystic fibrosis and cancer, has been around since the 1960s and '70s. But Johns Hopkins Medicine notes that just in the last decade, there ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic heart (cardiac) condition. It affects more than one in 500 people in the US. Genetic counseling and genetic testing can be helpful so you ...

Many people with a personal or family history of cancer are now offered genetic testing to explain their cancer history. Whether you test positive or negative for a mutation in a cancer-related gene, ...

More and more people are turning to at-home genetic testing kits to gather information about their ethnicity, personal family history, and health. Direct-to-consumer genealogy tests have grown in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ellen Matloff covers genetic counseling, testing and digital health. Genetic testing once was offered only to people with rare ...

MINNEAPOLIS — By definition, a variant of unknown significance identified in an individual with cardiomyopathy can leave physicians wondering what to do with the information. Don’t discard so-called ...