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FORCE Supports Broader Access to Genetic Counseling

January 28, 2020

FORCE Supports Broader Access to Genetic Counseling

Posted in...: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing

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Protections Against Genetic Discrimination vs. Pre-existing Conditions

October 09, 2020

Protections Against Genetic Discrimination vs. Pre-existing Conditions

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

New Medicare Genetic Testing Policy: What Does It Mean to Me?

February 19, 2020

New Medicare Genetic Testing Policy: What Does It Mean to Me?

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Medicare, Multigenetesting, Tumorbiomarker

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Protect Yourself, Your Friends and Family from Fraudulent Genetic Testing

July 11, 2019

Protect Yourself, Your Friends and Family from Fraudulent Genetic Testing

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2

Alert: Cancer Genetic Testing Should Be Performed in the Health Care Setting

May 30, 2019

Alert: Cancer Genetic Testing Should Be Performed in the Health Care Setting

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy, Genetic Testing
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Inherited Mutations, 23andme

February 22, 2019

FORCE and Other Groups Meet with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, Screening And Prevention, PALB2, ATM

September 28, 2018

Addressing Previvors' Needs for Affordable Access to Care

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Cancer Prevention, Genetic Testing, BRCA2, Previvor, Cancer Early Detection

May 30, 2018

Where's FORCE? March and April

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, Survivor, HBOC, PALB2, Cancer Advocacy, Pancreatic Cancer, ATM

May 11, 2018

Battling BRCA: International Conference in Iceland on BRCA and Cancer

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Counseling, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, HBOC, Icelandic Founder Mutation

April 16, 2018

Medicare Establishes National Coverage Policy for Next Generation Sequencing for Tumors

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Personalized Medicine, Next Generation Sequencing, Tumor Testing, Lynparza, Rubraca, Medicare, Companion Diagnostic

February 28, 2018

Five Year Ovarian Cancerversary

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: BRCA, Ovarian Cancer

October 12, 2017

Patients Weigh In On Review of PARP Inhibitors for Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Cancer Treatment
Tags: Ovarian Cancer, PARP Inhibitor, Patient Advocacy

September 19, 2017

Insurance Coverage for Clinical Trial Participation: Significant Barriers Remain

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Research
Tags: Clinical Trials, Medicare, Insurance, Insurance Coverage, Medicaid

May 11, 2017

Fueling Patient-Focused Health Care

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, HBOC, Personalized Medicine, Health Policy, Patient Advocacy

April 23, 2017

Reflections on the March for Science

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: Research, Insurance Coverage, March For Science, Science

January 26, 2017

Flawed Research and Reporting on the “Angelina Effect” Could Threaten Access to HBOC Care

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , XRAY
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, HBOC, PALB2, CHEK2, ATM

March 16, 2013

Creating More Resources for High-Risk Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Screening

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Risk Management
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Prophylactic Surgery, Survivor, Young Survivor, Exercise, Screening And Prevention

February 11, 2013

Progress in Hereditary Cancer Treatment Research

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Research
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, BRCA2, Young Survivor, HBOC

January 01, 2013

Happy New Year/Happy Birthday FORCE

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August 06, 2012

Applying Personalized Medicine to Disease Screening and Prevention

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: BRCA, Genetics, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Counseling, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Prophylactic Surgery, Gene Testing, Survivor, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, HBOC, Prostate Cancer, PSA, USPSTF, Early Detection, Personalized Medicine, Screening And Prevention

June 01, 2012

13 Facts that Men with Hereditary Cancer Risk Should Know

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Men With Mutations
Tags: BRCA, Genetics, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Survivor, Prostate Cancer, USPSTF

February 22, 2012

Exclusive gene patent on BRCA: Adding burden to an already overburdened community

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Research
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, FDA, SACGHS, Previvor, Gene Testing, Survivor, Gene Patenting

November 02, 2011

Advocating for Men: Responding to the USPSTF Recommendations against PSA

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Men With Mutations
Tags: BRCA, Cancer Prevention, BRCA1, BRCA2, Gene Testing, Prostate Cancer, PSA, Cancer Advocacy, Men With Mutations, Advocacy

December 03, 2009

The community speaks out! Your thoughts on the USPSTF breast screening guideline changes.

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Screening And Prevention, Cancer Screening

November 10, 2009

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing: the latest FORCE testimony to SACGHS and FDA feedback

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July 17, 2009

FORCE and Health Care Community Letter in Support of the EARLY Act

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Research
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