Mission
FORCE's Mission is: To improve the lives of individuals and families affected by hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
To this end, FORCE has eight mission objectives:
- To provide people with resources to determine whether they may have or are at high risk for hereditary cancer due to genetic predisposition, family history, or other factors.
- To provide information about options for treating, managing risk for, and living with inherited cancer.
- To provide support for people as they pursue these options.
- To provide support for families facing these risks.
- To raise awareness of hereditary cancer syndromes.
- To represent the concerns and interests of our high-risk constituency to the cancer advocacy community, the scientific and medical community, the legislative community, and the general public.
- To promote research specific to hereditary cancer.
- To reduce disparities among underserved populations by promoting access to information, resources and clinical trials specific to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
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