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September 21, 2022
Getting Past the Shock of a Previvor Diagnosis and Making a Plan
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Stories, Previvor
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BRCA2, Previvor, Medical Decisions
April 05, 2022
“You are BRCA2-Positive”: Studies that Have Helped Me
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Research, Stories
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BRCA, Ovarian Cancer, BRCA2, Research Studies
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February 11, 2022
BRCA2, Early-Stage Prostate Cancer and a Decision at 54
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Men With Mutations, Stories
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BRCA, BRCA2, Prostate Cancer
January 06, 2022
Debbie Denardi: Finding Community With Hereditary Cancer
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Genetic Testing, Stories, Diversity And Inclusion
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Genetic Testing, Family Story
December 16, 2021
The Many Faces of FORCE - Videos from Our Members
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Stories , Diversity And Inclusion
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Hereditary Cancer, #1FORCECommunity, Inspiration
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
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BRCA, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Family Story
September 09, 2021
After Three Cancer Diagnoses and a Positive BRCA Test, Endometrial Cancer
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Stories
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Uterine Cancer, Endometrial Cancer
March 05, 2021
After Three Cancer Diagnoses, a Sense of Peace after Learning of My Lynch Syndrome Mutation
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Stories
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Lynch Syndrome, Endometrial Cancer
January 25, 2021
Hereditary Colorectal Cancer: My AFAP Story
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Stories
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Hereditary Cancer, 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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Stories
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ATM, Risk-reducing Mastectomy
August 25, 2020
I Beat Three Cancers Caused by a BRCA1 Mutation
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Stories
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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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Stories
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BRCA1, Pancreatic Cancer, PARP Inhibitor, Pancreatic Cancer Treatment, 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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Stories
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Ovarian Cancer, Survivor
August 24, 2020
I Am a Proud Previvor
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Stories , Caregivers
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BRCA, Previvor, Metastatic Breast Cancer
August 24, 2020
A New Job, a New City and a New BRCA2 Diagnosis
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Stories
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BRCA2, Peer Navigation, Support
August 24, 2020
Breast Cancer and a CHEK2 Mutation AT 28
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Stories
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Breast Cancer, CHEK2, Mastectomy
August 24, 2020
My BRCA1 Mutation Came From My Spanish Grandmother
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Stories
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Diversity, Health Equity, Breast Cancer Survivors, Latinx
August 24, 2020
A Brother and Sister Breast Cancer Story
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Stories
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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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Stories
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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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Stories
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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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Stories
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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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Stories , 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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Stories
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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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Stories
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CHEK2, Support, Thyroid Cancer
August 24, 2020
A Mother and Daughter: BRCA2 Mutation and Lynch Syndrome
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Stories
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BRCA2, Lynch Syndrome, Uterine Cancer, Endometrial Cancer
August 24, 2020
Breast Cancer and Then a PALB2 Mutation Inherited From My Father
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Stories
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Breast Cancer, PALB2, Men With Mutations
August 24, 2020
A Family Tree Full of CHEK2 Breast Cancer
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Stories
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Previvor, CHEK2, Family Story, Family Tree
August 24, 2020
Male Breast and Prostate Cancer and a BRCA1 VUS Diagnosis
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Stories
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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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Health Equity And Disparities , Stories , Diversity And Inclusion
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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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Stories
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BRCA, Pancreatic Cancer, Men With Mutations, Support, Family Story
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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Stories
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Breast Cancer, PALB2, ATM, Colorectal Cancer, Family Story, Family Tree
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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Stories
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BRCA2, Ovarian, Jewish, Family Story, Family Tree, Ashkenazi
August 24, 2020
Love, Life and Lynch Syndrome
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Stories
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Lynch Syndrome, Colorectal Cancer, Endometrial Cancer
August 24, 2020
Male Breast Cancer and a CHEK2 Mutation
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Stories
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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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Stories
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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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Stories
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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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Stories
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Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, PALB2
May 10, 2020
Expanded Panel Testing Uncovered My ATM Mutation
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Stories
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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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Risk Management , 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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XRAY , Stories
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BRCA, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Lynch Syndrome, Breast Cancer Risk, MSH6