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April 10, 2023

Judge’s Ruling Puts Free Preventive Care in Question. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Last week, a federal judge in Texas ruled that some Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates cannot be enforced, including those that require health insurers to cover preventive care, including certain cancer screenings at no cost to the patient. The...

Liquid biopsies personalize early-stage colon cancer treatment

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Liquid biopsies personalize early-stage colon cancer treatment

Liquid biopsies look for DNA or other products from cancer cells in the blood or other body fluids. These tests may be used to help find cancer recurrence early, monitor response to treatment or guide...
Denosumab for breast cancer risk reduction in women with an inherited BRCA1 mutation (The Breast Cancer Prevention Study)

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Denosumab for breast cancer risk reduction in women with an inherited BRCA1 mutation (The Breast Cancer Prevention Study)

This is a study to test the effectiveness of a drug (denosumab) on preventing the development of breast cancer in women with an inherited BRCA1 mutation. Denosumab is a drug that is currently used to...

Meet Our Community

Our impact is best shared through the stories of our growing community. Read about the survivors and previvors facing hereditary breast, colorectal, endometrial, ovarian, pancreatic and prostate cancers as a result of a BRCA, ATM, PALB2, CHEK2, PTEN or other inherited gene mutation and those with Lynch syndrome. We are comprised of many mutations and many cancers but we are one community!