When breast cancer runs in your family genetics, it’s known as hereditary breast cancer. If a loved one has recently received this diagnosis, certain factors can provide insight into your individual ...

Family Reach began its journey in 1996 after two families in New Jersey — the Morellos and the Colangelos — lost their children to cancer. As their kids were going through treatment, the parents met ...

In January 2022, when I was 32, I spit into a tube for genetic testing. Rather than mail the tube off to 23andMe or another ancestry service, I FedExed my saliva to Ambry Genetics, a company that ...

He’s no Santa Claus, but Travis Sparks spends all year making sure children battling cancer always have a special present ...

Nearly half of Americans are unaware of their family medical history, particularly when it comes to cancer, a survey shows—highlighting a lack of crucial information to help early disease detection ...

Two and a half feet tall, roots wrapped in burlap — it was much better than a sweater. By Steven Petrow Three years ago, my sister asked me what type of tree I wanted as a Christmas present. This wasn ...

When multiple members of a family have had cancer especially at young ages or at the same site, it can signal inherited risk ...

A cancer diagnosis disrupts daily life and relationships, causing fatigue, nausea and pain from treatment side effects. Discrepancies between patients' experiences and friends' lives can strain ...

Clinical social worker Barbara Mitchell helps people with lung cancer talk about the diagnosis with loved ones, co-workers, and others. "I remind patients that they control the narrative about their ...

"I'm so grateful," Kori Myers says. "My dad saved all of our lives." Thanksgiving dinner will take longer than usual for the Myers family to eat this year. Three members of the California City, Calif.