Everyone — both male and female — has two BRCA genes. Identified as BRCA1 and BRCA2, both are tumor suppressor genes associated with breast cancer. (BRCA is an abbreviation for breast cancer, generally pronounced “bracka.”)

In another life, Nikia Clark Robinson might have been a teacher, following in her mother’s footsteps.

Years ago, breast cancer surgery usually meant mastectomy, the removal of the entire breast.