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June 07, 2024
I am Because My Mom Was
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July 27, 2023
"An Individual Doesn't Get Cancer, a Family Does"
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Triple Negative Breast Cancer ,
Advanced Breast Cancer
July 17, 2023
Reverse the Curse
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April 03, 2023
BRCA1 On Top of Lynch Syndrome, An Unexpected Finding for Our Family
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Genetic Testing ,
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Family Communication
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Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
Lynch Syndrome
March 01, 2023
Lynch Syndrome Lurked in My Family’s Genes for Years Before Colon Cancer Took My Son
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Diversity And Inclusion
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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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Women Of Color
February 13, 2023
Preventative Surgeries at Age 32 Because of My BRCA1 Gene Mutation
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Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
Risk-reducing Salpingo-oophorectomy ,
Mental Health ,
Coping With Risk
November 01, 2022
Lynch Syndrome, an ATM Mutation and Issues of Gender Identity and Fertility Access
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Hereditary Cancer ,
ATM ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Health Disparities ,
Health Equity ,
Mental Health
October 03, 2022
Why I Chose Preventive Mastectomy
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BRCA2 ,
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Decision Making
September 21, 2022
Getting Past the Shock of a Previvor Diagnosis and Making a Plan
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BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
Medical Decisions
May 02, 2022
African American Women Need to Know More About High-Risk Breast Cancer
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BRCA1 ,
Metastatic Breast Cancer ,
Mbc ,
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April 05, 2022
“You are BRCA2-Positive”: Studies that Have Helped Me
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BRCA ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
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Research Studies
February 11, 2022
BRCA2, Early-Stage Prostate Cancer and a Decision at 54
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BRCA ,
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Prostate Cancer
January 06, 2022
Debbie Denardi: Finding Community With Hereditary Cancer
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Genetic Testing ,
Family Story
December 16, 2021
The Many Faces of FORCE - Videos from Our Members
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#1FORCECommunity ,
Inspiration
November 03, 2021
What does the ‘breast cancer gene’ mean for men? For some, pancreatic and prostate cancer
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Stories
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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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Family Communication
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BRCA ,
Metastatic Breast Cancer ,
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September 09, 2021
After Three Cancer Diagnoses and a Positive BRCA Test, Endometrial Cancer
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Uterine Cancer ,
Endometrial Cancer
June 14, 2021
Surviving, and Thriving, as a Dad with a Cancer Gene Mutation
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Hereditary Cancer ,
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March 05, 2021
After Three Cancer Diagnoses, a Sense of Peace after Learning of My Lynch Syndrome Mutation
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Lynch Syndrome ,
Endometrial Cancer
January 25, 2021
Hereditary Colorectal Cancer: My AFAP Story
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Colorectal Cancer ,
AFAP ,
Hereditary Colon Cancer Syndrome
October 15, 2020
Finding Hope on the Other Side of Surgery After Learning of my ATM Mutation
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ATM ,
Risk-reducing Mastectomy
August 25, 2020
I Beat Three Cancers Caused by a BRCA1 Mutation
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Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
BRCA1 ,
Fallopian Tube Cancer ,
Primary Peritoneal Cancer
August 24, 2020
PARP Inhibitor Treatment Is Helping My Pancreatic Cancer
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Pancreatic Cancer ,
PARP Inhibitor ,
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Men With Mutations
August 24, 2020
Luck Is More Than Just A Rainbow: A PALB2 Previvor's Story
August 24, 2020
I Knew There Was an Explanation for the Cancer in My Family, Including My Own Three Diagnoses
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Ovarian Cancer ,
Survivor
August 24, 2020
I Am a Proud Previvor
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August 24, 2020
A New Job, a New City and a New BRCA2 Diagnosis
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BRCA2 ,
Peer Navigation ,
Support
August 24, 2020
Breast Cancer and a CHEK2 Mutation AT 28
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Breast Cancer ,
CHEK2 ,
Mastectomy
August 24, 2020
My BRCA1 Mutation Came From My Spanish Grandmother
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August 24, 2020
A Brother and Sister Breast Cancer Story
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Prostate Cancer ,
Cancer Advocacy ,
Male Breast Cancer ,
Men With Mutations
August 24, 2020
I Am BRCA2 Positive. At 31, Who Would Have Guessed?
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Breast Cancer ,
BRCA2 ,
Cancer Advocacy
August 24, 2020
How a BRCA2 Diagnosis and Breast Cancer Enabled Me to Help Others
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Breast Cancer ,
BRCA2 ,
DCIS
August 24, 2020
It’s Not Easy to Be a Male Cancer Survivor
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BRCA1 ,
Male Breast Cancer ,
Men With Mutations ,
Bladder Cancer
August 24, 2020
My Wife’s BRCA1 Breast and Ovarian Cancer Experience – From My Perspective
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Caregivers
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Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Caregiver ,
Supporting Force
August 24, 2020
I Am a Two-Time Survivor of Breast Cancer Caused by a PALB2 Mutation
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Breast Cancer ,
PALB2 ,
Breast Cancer Survivors ,
Breast Cancer Treatment
August 24, 2020
MI HISTORIA FAMILIAR HISPANA DE BRCA
August 24, 2020
Thyroid Cancer and a CHEK2 Genetic Mutation
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CHEK2 ,
Support ,
Thyroid Cancer
August 24, 2020
A Mother and Daughter: BRCA2 Mutation and Lynch Syndrome
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BRCA2 ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Uterine Cancer ,
Endometrial Cancer
August 24, 2020
My ATM Breast Cancer Story
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ATM ,
Mastectomy ,
DCIS ,
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August 24, 2020
Breast Cancer and Then a PALB2 Mutation Inherited From My Father
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PALB2 ,
Men With Mutations
August 24, 2020
A Family Tree Full of CHEK2 Breast Cancer
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CHEK2 ,
Family Story ,
Family Tree
August 24, 2020
Male Breast and Prostate Cancer and a BRCA1 VUS Diagnosis
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BRCA1 ,
Prostate Cancer ,
Male Breast Cancer ,
VUS ,
Variants Of Uncertain Significance
August 24, 2020
Overcoming Hereditary Breast Cancer Risks in the Haitian Community
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Breast Cancer ,
DCIS ,
Health Disparities ,
Health Equity ,
Haitian ,
Black Women
August 24, 2020
My Dad’s Cancer Diagnosis Made Me a Previvor at the Age of 22
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BRCA ,
Pancreatic Cancer ,
Men With Mutations ,
Support ,
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August 24, 2020
The Importance of Talking About Family Medical History: The Discussion That Led to My ATM and PALB2 Diagnosis
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Breast Cancer ,
PALB2 ,
ATM ,
Colorectal Cancer ,
Family Story ,
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August 24, 2020
My Ashkenazi Jewish Heritage Increased My Risk for the BRCA2 Mutation That Led to My Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
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BRCA2 ,
Ovarian ,
Jewish ,
Family Story ,
Family Tree ,
Ashkenazi
August 24, 2020
Love, Life and Lynch Syndrome
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Lynch Syndrome ,
Colorectal Cancer ,
Endometrial Cancer
August 24, 2020
Male Breast Cancer and a CHEK2 Mutation
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Male Breast Cancer ,
CHEK2
August 01, 2020
A PALB2 Gene has Taken a Terrible Toll on my Family
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Previvor ,
PALB2
July 04, 2020
Breast and Endometrial Cancer Leads to a Lynch Syndrome Diagnosis
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Endometrial Cancer
May 22, 2020
I am a PALB2 Previvor
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
PALB2
May 10, 2020
Expanded Panel Testing Uncovered My ATM Mutation
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
ATM ,
Mastectomy
August 12, 2019
My CDH1 Mutation and Why I Chose Preventive Gastrectomy
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Men With Mutations ,
Genetic Testing ,
Stories
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Previvor ,
Cdh1
June 14, 2018
Me and My MSH6 Mutation: Ever Searching for Answers
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Stories
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BRCA ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Breast Cancer Risk ,
MSH6