Inheriting a mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 puts you at higher risk of breast, prostate, ovarian and pancreatic cancer. Genetic testing and screening can be life-saving.

If you have a strong family history of ovarian cancer or a known genetic risk, talk to a gynaecologist or genetic counsellor about your personal risk ...

A previvor is someone who has not had cancer but has learned they carry an inherited gene change that raises their risk.

Artificial intelligence can be used to automate genetic counseling processes and streamline a patient’s communication with relatives regarding genetic risk. Undergoing genetic testing for ovarian ...

Over 20% of high-grade serous ovarian cancer patients have BRCA mutations, and up to 50% exhibit HRD, impacting DNA repair pathways. Global guidelines recommend BRCA and HRD testing, but many eligible ...

You might hear about your risk of ovarian cancer through an aunt, mother, sister or grandmother. For some, there are no signs of hereditary cancer in the family, but genetic testing still reveals a ...

There is screening for breast cancer. There is also screening for cervical cancer. However, there is none for ovarian ...

Genetic testing for ovarian cancer may help inform treatment decisions for patients with advanced disease, particularly regarding PARP inhibitor use. Although multiple factors might affect the utility ...

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin introduced legislation in Congress to expand access to ovarian cancer prevention and care, including expanding access to genetic counseling and testing, improving hereditary ...

A Quiet Organization of Current Knowledge(This is an academic information organization, not medical advice for treatment plans.)Ovarian cancer is a disease that often progresses silently. Therefore, m ...

When Pamela Miller looks back on the months before she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she remembers a collection of ...