Genetic tests for cancer can run thousands of dollars, but Color Genomics plans to change that: it's offering testing for the cancer risk variants BRCA1 and BRCA2 — as well as 17 others — for $249, ...

One year ago, Color Genomics — a genetic testing startup created by former Google and Twitter leaders Othman Laraki and Elad Gil, PhD — began sending risk tests for breast and ovarian cancer. Now it’s ...

Quick implementation, customized communication and multiple options for preventative care make the partnership a win-win for ...

Genetic testing is transforming healthcare through personalized medicine, enabling early diagnosis, targeted treatments, and ...

When a patient has an inherited cancer-associated gene, it is desirable — but not easy — to have other family members tested. In the United States, the difficulty primarily stems from privacy ...

Colorectal cancer is officially the leading cause of cancer-related death among younger men, according to a January report by the American Cancer Society. It is also the second leading cause for women ...

An expert in the field revealed how genetic testing works, what it means and what steps to take if your family history points to an elevated risk of cancer. Genetic testing, as the name suggests, ...