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Finding certain genes or mutations can help diagnose and treat cancer. Learn more here.
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Learn more about breast cancer gene expression tests that look at patterns of certain genes to help predict if cancer will come back after treatment or if cancer will benefit from chemotherapy.
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Learn more about ploidy and cell proliferation to help predict how fast the cancer cells are growing, leading to the spread of breast cancer.
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Learn how doctors test for HER2 status and what it means as well as how it can help determines the best treatment options for your breast cancer.
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We've known that mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are linked with an increased risk for breast cancer. Now we know 5 other genes associated with a high risk for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) thanks to a study by former American Cancer Society grant recipient, Fergus J. Couch, PhD.
Knowing these genes can help doctors improve the screening process for women who have a personal or family history of breast or ovarian cancer. Identifying them also allows new treatments for TNBC to be tested.
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Treatment for breast cancer in men often depends on what type of breast cancer it is. Learn how breast cancers are classified here.
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As researchers have learned more about the changes in cells that cause cancer, they have been able to develop newer drugs that specifically target these changes.
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Targeted drugs are designed to block the growth and spread of cancer cells. These drugs work differently from chemotherapy drugs, which attack all cells that are growing quickly (including cancer cells).
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Learn how cells work, how they can change to become cancer, and how we may be able to use our understanding of these changes to better prevent and treat cancer.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has for the first time approved a treatment specifically for a type of breast cancer caused by a mutated BRCA gene: Lynparza (olaparib).