Alix and Ashtin Earle Admit Shared BRCA Mutation Weighs ‘Heavy’ on Their Minds After Mom’s Breast Cancer Diagnosis (Exclusive)

The two sisters spoke about how their health practices changed after finding out they are BRCA carriers, which can lead to an increased risk of several types of cancers ...

Alix and Ashtin Earle Recall the ‘Shock' of BRCA Test Results After Mom's Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Alix Earle and her sister, Ashtin, are urging women to take proactive control of their health after learning they both carry a BRCA gene mutation. The news arrived shortly after their mom, Alisa, was ...
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

When both cancer and courage run in the family

Genetic testing for a cancer risk gene can literally be a lifesaver, helping more and more men, women and children sidestep ...
CURE

My Sister and I Share a BRCA2 Mutation. We Didn’t Make the Same Choices

Two sisters discover they share a BRCA2 mutation, but choose different paths to manage their breast cancer risk and navigate life as previvors. From as early as I can remember, I have shared ...

I Was 22 Weeks Pregnant When I Received the Worst News of My Life

A cancer diagnosis is lifechanging regardless of when it happens, but when you’re 22 weeks pregnant with your second child, ...
Medical Xpress

BRCA1 gene mutation may increase the risk of impaired fertility, study shows

People with a BRCA1 gene mutation, which increases breast and ovarian cancer risk, are also at increased risk of impaired fertility, Monash University-led research has confirmed in preclinical models ...
Medical Xpress

BRCA-mutation carriers with history of early-onset breast cancer may benefit from risk-reducing surgery

Patients with germline BRCA mutations who were diagnosed with breast cancer at or before age 40 and who underwent a bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and/or a risk-reducing ...

Alix and Ashtin Earle Learn Shocking Results of BRCA Gene Mutation Test Following Mom’s Cancer Diagnosis

The two sisters opened up about their mom’s journey with cancer on their Netflix series, ‘Earle Meets World’ ...
News Medical

Risk-reducing surgeries provide benefits for young BRCA-mutation carriers

Patients with germline BRCA mutations who were diagnosed with breast cancer at or before age 40 and who underwent a bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and/or a risk-reducing ...
The Atlantic

The Cancer Gene More Men Should Test For

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Alix and Ashtin Earle Recall the ‘Shock’ of BRCA Test Results After Mom’s Breast Cancer Diagnosis

What Is the BRCA2 gene? The BRCA2 (BReast CAncer gene 2) gene helps repair damaged DNA and stops abnormal cells from forming tumors. When this gene is mutated, or doesn’t work as it should, it ...
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BRCA-mutation carriers with a history of early-onset breast cancer may benefit from risk-reducing surgery

SAN ANTONIO – Patients with germline BRCA mutations who were diagnosed with breast cancer at or before age 40 and who underwent a bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and/or a risk-reducing ...