Exclusive: Pre-chemotherapy tests previously did not look for gene variant that put some ethnicities at higher risk of serious side effects ...

A patient walks into a thoracic surgery consultation with a small lung tumor, stage I on every scan, and every conventional ...

A quiet signal inside a tumor may soon guide how surgeons treat early lung cancer. Researchers now report that hidden genetic ...

For Josh Henderson, 66, of Olympia, getting genetic testing was a no-brainer. “The first time I came to Fred Hutch, my oncologist suggested it,” said the retired IT manager who received a metastatic ...

A new randomized study finds that a lab test that reads tumor genes can identify which patients with recurrent prostate cancer will benefit from adding hormone therapy to radiation after surgery - the ...

A genetic risk score could one day guide more personalized treatment for high-risk women, while sparing low-risk women from unnecessary procedures. A new genetic analysis could help predict whether ...

Advanced genetic testing could help erase significant disparities in breast cancer survival rates between white and black ...

These studies will be presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting on April 10-13 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan. Myriad will exhibit at booth #523. For more ...

Scientists in Newcastle, where the test was developed, hailed it as a "revolution" A pioneering test is improving early diagnosis for people with hereditary cancer caused by a genetic condition. Just ...

Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in the hunt for a cure for childhood cancer, identifying crucial changes in a ...

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The blood test aims to detect a common form of cancer without the need for invasive examinations.