September 05, 2024
National Hereditary Cancer Week 2024
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Inspirational ,
FORCE And FORCE Impact ,
Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags:
Previvor ,
National Hereditary Cancer Week
September 03, 2024
My BRCA2 Prostate Cancer Journey
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Voices ,
Hereditary Cancer - General
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Prostate Cancer ,
Men With Mutations
August 12, 2024
Why gender matters in breast cancer care
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June 07, 2024
I am Because My Mom Was
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Stories ,
Previvor
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
BRCA1 ,
Previvor
April 01, 2024
Keepers of the Flame Foundation
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Genetic Testing ,
Decision Making ,
Featured Partner
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
BRCA2 ,
Reconstruction ,
Mastectomy ,
Coping With Risk ,
Peer Support ,
Partner
January 01, 2024
Celebrating 25 Years of Empowerment and Hope with FORCE
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Inspirational ,
FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
FORCE
October 19, 2023
De Madres a Hijas: Educating Latina Mothers and Daughters about HBOC Risk
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Genetic Testing ,
Health Equity And Disparities ,
Screening And Prevention ,
Diversity And Inclusion ,
Featured Partner
Tags:
Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
HBOC ,
Early Detection ,
Patient Advocacy ,
Health Disparities ,
Health Equity ,
Women Of Color ,
Minority Cancer Awareness ,
Partner
September 11, 2023
Embracing Hope and Unity: The Successful Introduction of Pink Ribbon Moms to Our Community
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Emotional Health And Well Being ,
Featured Partner
Tags:
Breast Cancer ,
Patient Advocacy ,
Peer Support ,
Family/caregivers ,
Partner
June 14, 2023
Reflections on 10 Years Without Gene Patents
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags:
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Advocacy ,
FORCE
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
Tags:
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Colorectal Cancer
February 27, 2023
This Boy We Made: The Beautiful Story of a Mother Advocating for Her Son’s Health and Ultimately Discovering Her Own BRCA2 Mutation in the Process
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Books And Movies ,
Stories ,
Fertility And Parenting ,
Diversity And Inclusion
Tags:
BRCA2 ,
Health Disparities ,
Mental Health ,
Women Of Color
January 13, 2023
Learning about My Mother’s PALB2 Mutation was a Gift to Our Family
Posted in:
Genetic Testing ,
FORCE And FORCE Impact ,
Emotional Health And Well Being
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
PALB2 ,
FORCE ,
Coping With Risk
November 01, 2022
Lynch Syndrome, an ATM Mutation and Issues of Gender Identity and Fertility Access
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Health Equity And Disparities ,
Stories ,
Fertility And Parenting ,
Previvor ,
Diversity And Inclusion
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
ATM ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Health Disparities ,
Health Equity ,
Mental Health
September 15, 2022
National Hereditary Cancer Week 2022
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FORCE And FORCE Impact ,
Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags:
Previvor ,
National Hereditary Cancer Week
June 22, 2022
What Chris Evert’s Story Can Teach the World about Genetic Testing
Posted in:
Genetic Testing ,
XRAY
Tags:
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
Variant Of Uncertain Significance
June 15, 2022
Advocacy Spotlight: Increasing Our Focus on State Level Issues
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy ,
Partnerships
Tags:
Cancer Advocacy ,
Patient Advocacy ,
Cancer Policy
May 02, 2022
African American Women Need to Know More About High-Risk Breast Cancer
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Health Equity And Disparities ,
Stories ,
Cancer Treatment ,
Diversity And Inclusion
Tags:
BRCA1 ,
Metastatic Breast Cancer ,
Mbc ,
Health Disparities ,
Health Equity ,
Women Of Color ,
Minority Cancer Awareness
April 19, 2022
The Civil Rights Challenge to Gene Patenting
March 24, 2022
New FORCE Tool Combats Questionable Health Information
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FORCE And FORCE Impact ,
XRAY ,
Hereditary Cancer - General ,
Decision Making
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Xray ,
Health ,
Medical Decisions ,
Media Coverage Of Research ,
Cancer News
February 17, 2022
Announcing the 2022 Teri Woodhull Empowerment Award Recipient
Posted in:
Supporting FORCE ,
Inspirational
Tags:
BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
FORCE
February 11, 2022
BRCA2, Early-Stage Prostate Cancer and a Decision at 54
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Men With Mutations ,
Stories
Tags:
BRCA ,
BRCA2 ,
Prostate Cancer
January 06, 2022
Debbie Denardi: Finding Community With Hereditary Cancer
Posted in:
Genetic Testing ,
Stories ,
Diversity And Inclusion
Tags:
Genetic Testing ,
Family Story
December 22, 2021
Let’s Talk About It: Hereditary Cancer
Posted in:
Genetic Testing ,
FORCE And FORCE Impact ,
XRAY ,
Family Communication
Tags:
BRCA ,
Family Story
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
Tags:
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Health Disparities ,
Health Equity
November 16, 2021
Headline Hype: One simple blood test to detect 50 cancers? Not yet
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Risk Management ,
XRAY
Tags:
Previvor ,
Screening And Prevention
November 10, 2021
Access to Information and Support is the Key to Education for the Deaf Community
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Health Equity And Disparities
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November 03, 2021
What does the ‘breast cancer gene’ mean for men? For some, pancreatic and prostate cancer
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Men With Mutations ,
Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
BRCA1 ,
Prostate Cancer ,
Pancreatic Cancer ,
Men With Mutations
October 28, 2021
Do Not Wait: Empowering Other Families by Sharing My Story
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Genetic Testing ,
FORCE And FORCE Impact ,
Stories ,
Diversity And Inclusion ,
Family Communication
Tags:
BRCA ,
Metastatic Breast Cancer ,
Family Story
October 12, 2021
Study Seeks to Prevent Cancer and Extend Quality of Life for Women at Increased Genetic Risk of Ovarian Cancer
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Research ,
Risk Management
Tags:
Ovarian Cancer ,
BRCA1 ,
Previvor ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Screening And Prevention
October 06, 2021
TELETIES is the Strong-Grip, No-Rip Hair Tie That Gives Back
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FORCE And FORCE Impact ,
Partnerships
Tags:
BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer
September 20, 2021
Understanding BRCA1/2 Previvors’ Information and Support Needs
September 09, 2021
After Three Cancer Diagnoses and a Positive BRCA Test, Endometrial Cancer
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Stories
Tags:
BRCA ,
Breast Cancer ,
Uterine Cancer ,
Endometrial Cancer
September 05, 2021
A Different Kind of Trial: A Litigation Attorney's Take on Being in a National Institutes of Health Clinical Trial
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Research ,
Men With Mutations
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
BRCA2 ,
Prostate Cancer ,
Clinical Trials ,
Volunteer
September 01, 2021
National Hereditary Cancer Week 2021
Posted in:
FORCE And FORCE Impact ,
Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags:
Previvor ,
Nationalhereditarycancerweek
May 03, 2021
Did Breastfeeding my Daughter Reduce my Ovarian Cancer Risk?
Posted in:
XRAY ,
Previvor
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Previvor ,
Screening And Prevention
January 13, 2021
Honoring the Life of Teri Woodhull
Posted in:
Voices
Tags:
BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Clinical Trials ,
FORCE
November 06, 2020
Pandemic Previvors
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COVID19
Tags:
Previvor ,
Health ,
Pandemic ,
Medical Decisions
September 03, 2020
Including Men in Breast Cancer Trials (Finally!)
Posted in:
Research ,
Men With Mutations
Tags:
Breast Cancer ,
Clinical Trials ,
Male Breast Cancer ,
CHEK2 ,
Research
September 01, 2020
Volunteer Spotlight - Krystin Morgan and Tammy Fahber
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Volunteer Spotlight
Tags:
FORCE ,
Volunteer
July 29, 2020
Improving Lives through Education—By Way of Science Writing
Posted in:
XRAY
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Research