The soap star, 41, who played Dawn Swann on the BBC soap from 2005 until 2009, explained she made the decision after undergoing a gene test, which discovered the BRCA1 gene that puts patients at a ...

Between one in 800 and one in 1,000 women carry a BRCA gene mutation, which increases the chances of breast and ovarian cancer. Both BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes that produce proteins to suppress ...

Hope is on the horizon for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancers. A recent clinical trial, led by researchers at Cambridge University, explored the effects of combining chemotherapy ...

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy after she discovered she carried the BRCA1 gene, leading to greater awareness of the gene defect. Around one in 1,000 women across the ...

The actress told how she underwent the surgery, along with having her fallopian tubes removed, after learning she carried the potentially deadly BRCA1 gene. Posting on Instagram she shared the ...

Former EastEnders star Kara Tointon has shared she underwent a preventive double mastectomy and had her Fallopian tubes removed after discovering a gene mutation. Tointon, who won season 8 of Strictly ...

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy after she discovered she carried the BRCA1 gene, leading to greater awareness of the gene defect, following her mother’s death from ...

BSO not associated with increased risk for cardiovascular diseases, ischemic heart disease, or cerebrovascular disease.

The 41 year old actress, known for her role as Dawn Swann in the popular BBC soap EastEnders, opted for a double mastectomy after discovering she carries the BRCA1 gene. On Wednesday, Kara took to ...

In the rugged landscapes of Papua New Guinea—where more than 800 languages echo across valleys and coasts—a remarkable ...