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My Journey from Risk-Reducing Mastectomy to Marathon Canoeing

November 25, 2024

My Journey from Risk-Reducing Mastectomy to Marathon Canoeing

Posted in...: Health And Fitness , Voices , Quality Of Life , Hereditary Cancer - General , Decision Making , Previvor
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , BRCA1 , Prophylactic Surgery , Exercise , Fitness , Reconstruction , Risk-reducing Mastectomy

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Using Our Family Experiences to Help Others

November 01, 2024

Using Our Family Experiences to Help Others

Posted in: Risk Management , Decision Making , Partnerships , Featured Partner
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Previvor , RAD51D , Inherited Mutations , Ovarian Cancer Prevention , Women Of Color , Breast Cancer Prevention

Previvor Decisions: Choosing Prophylactic Mastectomy

October 31, 2024

Previvor Decisions: Choosing Prophylactic Mastectomy

Posted in: Decision Making , Fertility And Parenting
Tags: Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA2 , Previvor , Decision Making

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Keepers of the Flame Foundation

April 01, 2024

Keepers of the Flame Foundation

Posted in: Genetic Testing , Decision Making , Featured Partner
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA2 , Reconstruction , Mastectomy , Coping With Risk , Peer Support , Partner

Young Adult Cancer is Different

February 15, 2024

Young Adult Cancer is Different

Posted in: Emotional Health And Well Being , Quality Of Life , Decision Making , Featured Partner
Tags: Young Survivor , Cancer Advocacy , Young Breast Cancer Survivor , Mbc , Mental Health , Breast Cancer Survivors , Partner

March 24, 2022

New FORCE Tool Combats Questionable Health Information

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact , XRAY , Hereditary Cancer - General , Decision Making
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Xray , Health , Medical Decisions , Media Coverage Of Research , Cancer News

October 08, 2020

Astrophysics Meets Breast Cancer Advocacy

Posted in: Decision Making
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA2 , Previvor , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Risk-reducing Mastectomy , Decision Making

April 24, 2015

Voices: Widening the Conversation Previvor Discourses and the Power of Stories

Posted in: Voices , Decision Making
Tags: Prophylactic Mastectomy , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Decision Making , Family Story

May 01, 2014

How Do Women Decide Whether Or Not To Remove Their Uterus During BSO?

Posted in: Risk Management , Decision Making
Tags: BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Prophylactic Surgery , Risk-reducing Salpingo-oophorectomy , Hysterectomy