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Volunteer Spotlight - Dana Tiller
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June 22, 2022
What Chris Evert’s Story Can Teach the World about Genetic Testing
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XRAY
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Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
Variant Of Uncertain Significance
April 16, 2011
Step-by-step: My kick-off talk for the Relay-for-Life
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Ovarian Cancer ,
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July 04, 2020
Breast and Endometrial Cancer Leads to a Lynch Syndrome Diagnosis
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Endometrial Cancer
June 14, 2022
Not All Genetic Tests are Created Equal
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Genetic Testing
December 24, 2011
Of Holiday Miracles and Possibilities
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Voices
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BRCA ,
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Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
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Genetic Testing ,
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BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Survivor ,
HBOC
December 31, 2011
Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to FORCE
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Genetic Testing ,
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BRCA2 ,
Previvor
August 30, 2021
Volunteer Spotlight – Faith Miller
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Hereditary Cancer ,
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Americansignlanguage
March 16, 2012
Voices of FORCE: Knowledge IS Power
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BRCA2 ,
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Prophylactic Surgery ,
Survivor
October 21, 2020
Doing a Better Job at Reaching LatinX People and Families about Hereditary Cancer
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Health Equity And Disparities ,
Diversity And Inclusion
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Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Health Disparities ,
Research
April 02, 2012
Overall Health: Addressing the Big Picture
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Hereditary Cancer - General
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BRCA ,
Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Hereditary Cancer Research ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
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Genetic Testing ,
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BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Survivor ,
Exercise ,
Fitness ,
Ovarian Cancer Early Detection ,
HBOC
April 27, 2012
13 Tips for Incorporating Fitness into Your Life
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Health And Fitness
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BRCA ,
Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
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Ovarian Cancer ,
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BRCA2 ,
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Survivor ,
Exercise ,
Fitness
May 10, 2020
Expanded Panel Testing Uncovered My ATM Mutation
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Stories
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
ATM ,
Mastectomy
June 10, 2022
Behind the Scenes of an Awareness Video: How a Genetic Support Foundation and BRCA Patients are Making a Difference
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BRCA ,
Genetic Testing ,
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BRCA2
June 01, 2012
13 Facts that Men with Hereditary Cancer Risk Should Know
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Men With Mutations
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BRCA ,
Genetics ,
Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
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Genetic Testing ,
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BRCA2 ,
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Survivor ,
Prostate Cancer ,
USPSTF
August 01, 2020
A PALB2 Gene has Taken a Terrible Toll on my Family
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Previvor ,
PALB2
March 01, 2023
Lynch Syndrome Lurked in My Family’s Genes for Years Before Colon Cancer Took My Son
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Men With Mutations ,
Stories ,
Diversity And Inclusion
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Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Colorectal Cancer
July 10, 2012
13 Things That Jewish People Should Know About Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
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Genetic Testing
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
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BRCA2 ,
Jewish
January 19, 2017
My Experience with Ovarian Cancer: Surprise, Shock, Genetic Testing and Survival
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Voices
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Genetic Testing ,
Ovarian Cancer Treatment ,
Ovaria ,
No Mutation
March 05, 2012
Why Shouldn’t We Have It All?
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Voices
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Hereditary Cancer Research ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
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Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Survivor ,
Young Survivor ,
Ovarian Cancer Early Detection ,
HBOC
September 06, 2012
13 Developments That Have Helped the HBOC Community
February 24, 2013
Hopeful Progress in Ovarian Cancer Prevention Research
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Research
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BRCA ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Hereditary Cancer Research ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Ovarian Cancer Early Detection ,
Screening And Prevention
February 13, 2023
Preventative Surgeries at Age 32 Because of My BRCA1 Gene Mutation
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Stories
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Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
Risk-reducing Salpingo-oophorectomy ,
Mental Health ,
Coping With Risk
April 19, 2022
The Civil Rights Challenge to Gene Patenting
January 13, 2023
Learning about My Mother’s PALB2 Mutation was a Gift to Our Family
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Genetic Testing ,
FORCE And FORCE Impact ,
Emotional Health And Well Being
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
PALB2 ,
FORCE ,
Coping With Risk
April 03, 2023
BRCA1 On Top of Lynch Syndrome, An Unexpected Finding for Our Family
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Risk Management ,
Genetic Testing ,
Stories ,
Family Communication
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Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
Lynch Syndrome
March 15, 2018
Headline Hype: A Picture as Misleading as a Thousand Words
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XRAY
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Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
23andme ,
DTC ,
Direct To Consumer
November 10, 2020
Previvor at 25 - The Beginning has just Begun
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XRAY ,
Health Equity And Disparities ,
Previvor ,
Diversity And Inclusion
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Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
Previvor ,
HBOC
November 10, 2022
FORCE is Grateful for the Genetic Counselors Who Volunteer for Us
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Supporting FORCE ,
Genetic Testing
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Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing
November 09, 2018
Updates to the Practice Guidelines for Hereditary Cancer
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Guidelines
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BRCA ,
Breast Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prostate Cancer ,
PALB2 ,
ATM ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Men With Mutations ,
NCCN ,
FANCA
June 14, 2023
Reflections on 10 Years Without Gene Patents
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Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Advocacy ,
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January 03, 2022
Volunteer Spotlight – Will and Maddie
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
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August 16, 2022
JSCREEN and K.I.C.K. Partner to Kick Cancer with Genetic Testing
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Partnerships ,
Featured Partner
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Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing
November 19, 2021
Conference Session Highlight: I'm Not White, Can I Still Have a Mutation?
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Genetic Testing ,
Health Equity And Disparities
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Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Health Disparities ,
Health Equity
July 13, 2022
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health Supports Diverse Communities Participation in Health Research Through NIH’s “All of Us Research Program”
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Diversity And Inclusion ,
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Featured Partner
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Genetic Testing ,
Patient Advocacy ,
Health Disparities ,
Research ,
Health Equity
June 30, 2022
Volunteer Spotlight – Debbie Lesser
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Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
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American Sign Language
August 24, 2020
Male Breast Cancer and a CHEK2 Mutation
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Stories
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Male Breast Cancer ,
CHEK2
May 17, 2022
A new tool is helping families conduct life-saving conversations about hereditary cancer
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Family Communication
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Genetic Testing
July 25, 2017
Why I Asked My Mom to Undergo Genetic Testing After Her Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
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Genetic Testing
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Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Testing
June 17, 2018
Solving for Y: Reaching Men About Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast, Ovarian, Pancreatic, Prostate And Related Cancers (HBOC)
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Men With Mutations ,
Genetic Testing
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
HBOC ,
Prostate Cancer ,
USPSTF ,
Screening And Prevention ,
PALB2 ,
PTEN ,
Pancreatic Cancer ,
Male Breast Cancer ,
CHEK2 ,
ATM
January 06, 2022
Debbie Denardi: Finding Community With Hereditary Cancer
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Genetic Testing ,
Stories ,
Diversity And Inclusion
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Genetic Testing ,
Family Story
January 13, 2021
Tracing Our Family Mutation to an Unlikely Place
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Genetic Testing
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Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
Inherited Mutations
August 06, 2012
Applying Personalized Medicine to Disease Screening and Prevention
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy
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BRCA ,
Genetics ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Hereditary Cancer Research ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Survivor ,
Ovarian Cancer Early Detection ,
HBOC ,
Prostate Cancer ,
PSA ,
USPSTF ,
Early Detection ,
Personalized Medicine ,
Screening And Prevention
March 01, 2017
Making Postmastectomy Decisions: The Right Input is Critical
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Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat ,
XRAY
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BRCA ,
Breast Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Survivor ,
Screening And Prevention ,
Reconstruction Or Going Flat ,
Mastectomy
January 04, 2021
Volunteer Spotlight – Ashley Dedmon
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Diversity And Inclusion
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Genetic Testing ,
BRCA2
May 11, 2017
Fueling Patient-Focused Health Care
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
HBOC ,
Personalized Medicine ,
Health Policy ,
Patient Advocacy
January 26, 2017
Flawed Research and Reporting on the “Angelina Effect” Could Threaten Access to HBOC Care
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy ,
XRAY
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Hereditary Cancer Research ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
HBOC ,
PALB2 ,
CHEK2 ,
ATM
October 23, 2017
No Longer Alone: 1000 People Benefit from Personalized Cancer Risk Support
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Hereditary Cancer Research ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Previvor ,
Survivor ,
HBOC ,
Prostate Cancer ,
Screening And Prevention ,
PALB2 ,
PTEN ,
CHEK2 ,
ATM ,
RAD50
January 08, 2024
We All Love a Good Book or Movie
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Inspirational ,
Books And Movies
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BRCA ,
Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
HBOC ,
Reconstruction ,
PALB2 ,
PTEN ,
CHEK2 ,
ATM ,
Mastectomy
September 20, 2017
WISDOM Study: Investigating a Personalized Approach to Breast Cancer Screening
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Research
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Hereditary Cancer Research ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Personalized Medicine ,
Screening And Prevention ,
Mammogram
April 12, 2018
PARP Inhibitors and Hereditary Cancer: What’s New?
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Research ,
Cancer Treatment
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BRCA ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
PALB2 ,
Pancreatic Cancer ,
ATM ,
Gene Panel Testing ,
Metastatic Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer Treatment ,
PARP Inhibitor ,
Cancer Research ,
Advanced Breast Cancer ,
Inherited Mutations ,
Prostate Cancer Treatment ,
Metastatic Prostate Cancer ,
Cancer Targeted Therapy
November 02, 2017
When Breast Cancer Treatment Ends: Thoughts On "Can Breast Cancer Come Back?" XRAYS Review
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XRAY
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
HBOC ,
DCIS
June 14, 2018
Me and My MSH6 Mutation: Ever Searching for Answers
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XRAY ,
Stories
Tags:
BRCA ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Breast Cancer Risk ,
MSH6
September 12, 2018
Starting a Conversation about My Family Health History
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Books And Movies
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BRCA ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Inherited Cancer
September 21, 2018
Headline Hype: Media Report on BRCA1 Variant Research Plays on Fears
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XRAY
Tags:
BRCA ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
Mastectomy ,
VUS ,
Genetics Research ,
Variants Of Uncertain Significance
November 28, 2018
You Don’t Need a Family History of Cancer to Benefit from Genetic Testing
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Men With Mutations ,
Genetic Testing ,
Guidelines
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Prostate Cancer ,
Screening And Prevention ,
Pancreatic Cancer
January 10, 2019
Book: The Big Discovery
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Books And Movies
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Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
Screening And Prevention
January 22, 2019
My BRCA2 Story: Mastectomy Without Reconstruction
May 30, 2019
Alert: Cancer Genetic Testing Should Be Performed in the Health Care Setting
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy ,
Genetic Testing
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Inherited Mutations ,
23andme
June 27, 2019
Men Can Have Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
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Men With Mutations ,
Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags:
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Reconstruction Or Going Flat ,
Male Breast Cancer ,
Men With Mutations
July 11, 2019
Protect Yourself, Your Friends and Family from Fraudulent Genetic Testing
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2
July 15, 2019
Breast Cancer Patients Need More Information on Precision Medicine, Tumor Testing and Genetics
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Cancer Treatment
Tags:
Breast Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Personalized Medicine ,
Precision Medicine ,
Tumor Testing ,
Molecular Biomarkers ,
Biomarker Testing ,
Genomic Testing ,
Pathology Report
August 07, 2019
FORCE Advocates Attend Project LEAD
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Previvor ,
Research Advocacy ,
Research
August 12, 2019
My CDH1 Mutation and Why I Chose Preventive Gastrectomy
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Risk Management ,
Men With Mutations ,
Genetic Testing ,
Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Previvor ,
Cdh1
August 29, 2019
The Mastectomy Club
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Voices
Tags:
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
Previvor
September 16, 2019
The Gift of More Options
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Genetic Testing
Tags:
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA2
May 22, 2020
I am a PALB2 Previvor
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Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
PALB2
October 09, 2019
Book: LAST CUT
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Books And Movies
Tags:
BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Reconstruction Or Going Flat
February 19, 2020
New Medicare Genetic Testing Policy: What Does It Mean to Me?
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Medicare ,
Multigenetesting ,
Tumorbiomarker
March 04, 2020
Learning I Had Lynch Syndrome Helped Save My Life
Posted in:
Genetic Testing
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Endometrial Cancer