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Headline Hype: One simple blood test to detect 50 cancers? Not yet

November 16, 2021

Headline Hype: One simple blood test to detect 50 cancers? Not yet

Posted in...: Risk Management , XRAY
Tags: Previvor , Screening And Prevention

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A NothingPink Perspective: The Young Survivor Coalition Summit

Volunteer Spotlight - Kenzie and Phebe

Clinical Trials for BRCA2 Pancreatic and Prostate Cancer and Collaboration between Cancer Centers Saved My Life—Twice!

Getting the Word Out for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Lynch Syndrome Lurked in My Family’s Genes for Years Before Colon Cancer Took My Son

Study Seeks to Prevent Cancer and Extend Quality of Life for Women at Increased Genetic Risk of Ovarian Cancer

October 12, 2021

Study Seeks to Prevent Cancer and Extend Quality of Life for Women at Increased Genetic Risk of Ovarian Cancer

Posted in: Research , Risk Management
Tags: Ovarian Cancer , BRCA1 , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Screening And Prevention

My CDH1 Mutation and Why I Chose Preventive Gastrectomy

August 12, 2019

My CDH1 Mutation and Why I Chose Preventive Gastrectomy

Posted in: Risk Management , Men With Mutations , Genetic Testing , Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , Previvor , Cdh1

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

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

What is Pelvic Health Rehabilitation?

September 20, 2013

What is Pelvic Health Rehabilitation?

Posted in: Risk Management , Quality Of Life
Tags: Oophorectomy , Surgical Risk , Pelvic Health , Hysterectomy

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

January 17, 2013

Drawing Attention To High-risk Screening

Posted in: Risk Management , Guidelines
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Hereditary Cancer Research , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Survivor , Ovarian Cancer Early Detection , HBOC , USPSTF , Screening And Prevention

December 03, 2012

Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Screening Mammography

Posted in: Research , Risk Management
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Hereditary Cancer Research , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , Young Survivor , HBOC , USPSTF , Screening And Prevention