You can now test embryos for BRCA — but should you? 3 women share their stories

Preimplantation genetic testing allows people with BRCA mutations to test their embryos for BRCA as well. But the process can ...
CURE

What Liquid Biopsy and ESR1 Mutations Mean in Breast Cancer

An expert at ESMO 2026 explains how liquid biopsy and ESR1 testing can help guide treatment for people with HR-positive metastatic breast cancer. A simple blood test can help oncologists track how ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

ESR1 Mutation Testing and Precision Medicine in Patients With ER+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer

Experts discuss the necessity of ESR1 mutation testing when considering treatment with elacestrant in patients with estrogen receptor–positive (ER+)/HER2-negative (HER2–) metastatic breast cancer and ...
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BRCA Tests Over 13 Years Old May Have Missed Mutation

Many people who underwent BRCA genetic testing more than 13 years ago may carry an undetected mutation linked to higher ...

Got your BRCA test more than 13 years ago? It may have missed a cancer-linked mutation

About 5 to 10% of breast cancer cases are linked to inherited gene mutations, which is why doctors recommend all women ...
Business Insider

I got tested for the BRCA gene mutation while I was pregnant. With my family history, I knew I wanted a double mastectomy regardless of the results.

Eleven years after my mother died in 1994, when I was 31, I learned that a simple blood test could confirm whether I was a carrier of a BRCA gene mutation. Named for the first two letters of "breast" ...
Healthline

Muscular Dystrophy and Genetic Testing: Your Questions Answered

Genetic testing can confirm a muscular dystrophy (MD) diagnosis when symptoms and other tests already suggest MD. It also identifies specific gene mutations that can guide targeted treatment. Genetic ...