FORCE welcomes the medical and research community to our site and encourages comments and feedback. FORCE recognizes the importance of collaboration between health care professionals, researchers, and lay advocacy groups, particularly regarding a rare disorder such as hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome. We are committed to working together to assure the high-risk community and general population receive up-to-date, credible information on hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risk and management, and have access to the latest research and the best care.
FORCE has several options for assisting with recruit for IRB-approved research studies. The best time to contact us is when you are writing your proposal. FORCE has advocates who can participate on advisory committees and help review your proposals. Please contact us for information on broadcasting research pariticpation opportunities to our FORCE members, conference participants, and website visitors.
FORCE offers publications to consumers or health care providers. You can use our publications order form to order single or multiple copies. All publications are provided free of charge, however, donations to offset the costs of development and mailing are appreciated.
If you would like to submit an article or research results to our FORCE community newsletter, please contact us for submission guidelines. Articles must be 800 words or less, and must be written for a lay audience.
FORCE welcomes sponsorships from academic institutions and health care providers. Your institution's sponsorship supports our ability to provide brochures, newsletters and other free materials to patients. If your institution or office is interested in sponsoring FORCE please contact us. FORCE acknowledges sponsorships on our website and in our newsletter.
FORCE collaborates with the medical community in research studies. The FORCE toll-free helpline was developed as a collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center. FORCE partnered with the University of Miami, Sylvester Cancer Center to give talks on hereditary breast and ovarian cancer to consumers and health care providers in the South Florida region. Our Joining FORCEs Conference on hereditary breast and ovarian cancer is a collaboration with the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute.
If you have an interest or ideas for possible research or educational collaborations with FORCE, please contact. us.
If you or your facility provides clinical genetics services or programs for people affected by hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, please fill out the forms below to be added to our database.