Understanding VEXAS Syndrome: Why this often-missed condition affects men over 50
VEXAS syndrome is a clonal blood disorder that can trigger widespread inflammation throughout the body and mostly affects men over age 50. It is a systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease that can involve multiple organs and mimic more common conditions, making it hard to correctly diagnose.
The name VEXAS stands for Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory and Somatic, reflecting key features of the disease.
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How to get genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk
Between 5% and 10% of cancers are hereditary. This means that the cancer is caused by a change in your genes called a genetic mutation.
Is cancer hereditary?
If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, you might be wondering how and why you got it.
Was it something that happened spontaneously?...
Is stomach cancer hereditary?
Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) is a rare, serious genetic condition that increases the risk of developing stomach cancer. Despite its name, HDGC is a condition rather than a type of cancer itself. It’s caused by an inherited gene mutation and greatly increases the chances of developing diffuse gastric cancer.
Unlike other forms of stomach cancer, diffuse gastric cancer spreads in a way that makes it difficult to detect...
What to know after learning you have a BRCA mutation
Finding out you are at an increased risk for cancer can feel especially personal – not to mention urgent – when it's due to genetics like...
How to reduce your breast cancer risk
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. So, you may be wondering how to avoid breast cancer.
While there is no guaranteed...
Is breast cancer genetic?
Families pass down many things: traditions, names, heirlooms, recipes. But if you have family members who have or had breast cancer, you might...
Adoption and cancer risk: Should you get genetic testing?
A family history of cancer could put you at higher risk of developing that disease one day. Depending on what type of cancer is involved,...
Is pancreatic cancer hereditary? 9 things to know
Many cancers have been linked to genetic mutations, whether they’re inherited or occur spontaneously.
Certain BRCA mutations, for instance...
Genetic testing found a variant of uncertain significance. Now what?
When you agree to genetic testing, you expect a yes or no answer: yes, you have an abnormal change in a gene that increases your cancer...