Gila Pfeffer is a humor writer who splits her time between NYC and London. The following is an adapted excerpt from her memoir, "Nearly Departed: Adventures in Loss, Cancer, and Other Inconveniences." ...

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Breastfeeding reduces breast cancer risk by 22%–50% for BRCA gene mutation carriers, study shows. Despite the protective role of breastfeeding, early detection remains important for high-risk groups ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The benefits of adjuvant olaparib in patients with BRCA mutations, treated in the adjuvant setting, continued ...

VANESSA THANK YOU. AND NOW TO THE STORY OF A WOMAN WHO IS NOT ONLY A BREAST CANCER ADVOCATE, SHE’S AN AUTHOR AND NOW A MOVIE PRODUCER. HER FIRST FULL LENGTH FILM TACKLES THE DECISIONS A WOMAN WITH A ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Age at diagnosis did not affect survival among young women with breast cancer with BRCA mutations. DFS and OS ...

Patients with BRCA-mutant breast cancer had a significantly higher risk of breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a large cohort study showed. BRCA1/2 mutations conferred ...

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" ...