Women's Health

BRCA Gene Testing Experiencing a Surge in Use

There was an 80-fold increase in 11 years

Turns out that BRCA testing increased by 80 fold over those 11 years at Myriad Genetics. Furthermore, there was a huge spike in the popularity of the test in 2013. Researchers were puzzled by what could possibly explain this dramatic rise. But they did have a few creative ideas.