Gerry said: “I was shocked to find out that I had liver cancer, but also relieved that it had been found early and it hadn’t ...

Several people went home with a test tube of their own DNA ... genotyped herself to see if she carried the gene for hemochromatosis, which afflicts her father. Computer programmer Meredith ...

Both the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing for cancer and the rate of claim denials for such testing increased ...

A chatbot designed to educate cancer patients on genetic testing and help them access tests appears to be effective, according to research presented at the 50th Annual ONS Congress.

A scientific statement regarding direct-to-consumer genetic testing for cardiovascular disease has been published by the AHA.

Monitoring blood levels of DNA fragments shed by dying tumor cells may accurately predict skin cancer recurrence, a new study ...

Gene Test Predicts Urinary Problems From Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation therapy is commonly used to ...

The test also can distinguish men at risk for different types of side effects WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation therapy is commonly used to treat prostate cancer, but it can ...

Genetic testing involves analyzing a sample of your DNA for specific genetic changes. The DNA sample can be taken from blood, saliva or sometimes from a skin biopsy. The decision to have genetic ...

New York University researchers say a simple, gene-based blood test has shown to be highly accurate in predicting whether ...

Discussions about ethics are important in many aspects of health care but are especially critical when the health care includes genetic testing. There are several aspects of genetic testing that ...

A new study has found important clues about the roles age, sex, hormonal changes and genetics play in how certain biomarkers for dementia are expressed in the blood, according to a new study.