FORCE Press Releases
The following press releases provide information on some of FORCE's recent announcements.
May 1, 2012
FORCE will celebrate cancer survivors, previvors, family and friends by hosting five Celebrate the Women in Your Life events throughout the month of May. Each event will be hosted by the local FORCE Outreach Group in the area, and will be dedicated to providing awareness, education and support to the local hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) community. The events will include a special screening of Lifetime Television’s movie FIVE – a groundbreaking original movie exploring the impact of breast cancer on people’s lives.
March 8, 2012
FORCE Launches New Research Fund to Serve the Unique
Needs of the Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) Community (PDF)
Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) announces the creation of the National Hereditary Cancer Research Fund to support research that is specific to the hereditary breast and ovarian cancer community. More than one million Americans carry a BRCA gene mutation or other hereditary factor that puts them at extraordinarily high risk for cancer. Families with inherited predisposition have the highest known lifetime cancer risks, up to 86% for developing breast cancer and up to 67% for ovarian cancer, and these risks can be passed on to their children.
January 30, 2012
Comprehensive Guide Available for Anyone Facing Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (PDF)
A new book released today provides a comprehensive guide for those facing hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Confronting Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Identify Your Risk, Understand Your Options, Change Your Destiny helps women, men and their families better understand the complex, confusing and highly individual journey of living in a high-risk body, including whether or not to undergo BRCA testing, what test results mean, and options for managing cancer risk.
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