National Comprehensive Cancer Network overhauls two major resources to help cancer care providers and other stakeholders stay current on cutting edge research into genetic/familial high-risk ...

Current genetic screening guidelines fail to identify most people with an inherited condition known as familial ...

New research reveals that standard screening misses most people with a common inherited cholesterol disorder. A Mayo Clinic study reports that current genetic screening guidelines overlook most people ...

More evidence points to the benefits of germline genetic testing for patients with various cancers. Such testing can identify mutations that may warrant a change of treatment and allow trying a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Standard care relies on physicians suspecting genetic diseases in infants and referring them for testing. An ...

The ability to identify patients at increased risk for hereditary cancer has never been more achievable, yet it’s still far from routine. National guidelines and accreditation programs call for ...

– Invitae study reports universal genetic testing improves outcomes for patients with breast cancer – "This study and others clearly demonstrate the reason universal genetic testing for patients with ...

Prevalence of pathogenic germline variants. It is important to consider the historical basis for the development of clinical criteria to determine which patients warrant germline genetic testing.

TERT Promoter Mutations Are Enriched in Oral Cavity Cancers and Associated With Locoregional Recurrence Clinical criteria used by Medicare are insensitive for identification of many individuals at ...

(RTTNews) - Invitae (NVTA) said clinical results from its PROCLAIM trial, published in European Urology Oncology, showed that almost half of prostate cancer patients with clinically actionable ...

A smoke-filled environment makes the atmosphere feel like smoke and we can develop a number of health issues with it. Fertilization is affected by air pollution. This article concludes the discussion ...