September 30, 2010
What a difference a decade makes
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Inspirational, FORCE And FORCE Impact
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery
April 16, 2011
Step-by-step: My kick-off talk for the Relay-for-Life
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Inspirational
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, Survivor, Young Survivor
November 02, 2011
Advocating for Men: Responding to the USPSTF Recommendations against PSA
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November 08, 2011
What I've Learned from "Being BRCA"
December 24, 2011
Of Holiday Miracles and Possibilities
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Inspirational, Voices
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Gene Testing, Survivor, HBOC
December 31, 2011
Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to FORCE
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor
January 17, 2018
Headline Hype: Why You Can't Believe Everything You Read
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XRAY
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2
March 05, 2012
Why Shouldn’t We Have It All?
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Inspirational , Voices
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Counseling, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Gene Testing, Survivor, Young Survivor, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, HBOC
March 16, 2012
Voices of FORCE: Knowledge IS Power
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Inspirational , Voices
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Gene Testing, Survivor
April 02, 2012
Overall Health: Addressing the Big Picture
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Hereditary Cancer - General
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Gene Testing, Survivor, Exercise, Fitness, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, HBOC
April 27, 2012
13 Tips for Incorporating Fitness into Your Life
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Health And Fitness
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, Survivor, Exercise, Fitness
April 27, 2018
The Lights of May
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Inspirational
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Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Prophylactic Surgery, Survivor, Oophorectomy, Talking To Children
April 10, 2012
Voices: Pancreatic Cancer Screening
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Inspirational , Voices
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BRCA2, Pancreatic Cancer Detection
June 12, 2012
A Public Response to Dr. Ivan Oransky
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FORCE And FORCE Impact , Hereditary Cancer - General
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Gene Testing, Survivor, Young Survivor, Exercise, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, HBOC
June 26, 2012
Lucky 21 - For Dan
July 10, 2012
13 Things That Jewish People Should Know About Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
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Genetic Testing
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Jewish
August 06, 2012
Applying Personalized Medicine to Disease Screening and Prevention
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy
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BRCA, Genetics, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Counseling, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Prophylactic Surgery, Gene Testing, Survivor, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, HBOC, Prostate Cancer, PSA, USPSTF, Early Detection, Personalized Medicine, Screening And Prevention
September 06, 2012
13 Developments That Have Helped the HBOC Community
September 23, 2012
HBOC Week 2012: A Call to Arms
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FORCE And FORCE Impact , Hereditary Cancer - General
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2, Young Survivor, HBOC, Prostate Cancer, USPSTF, Screening And Prevention
September 26, 2012
Previvor Day: A Solemn Celebration
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Inspirational , Voices
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Counseling, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor
October 31, 2012
A Healing Light From Within
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Inspirational , FORCE And FORCE Impact
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Survivor, Young Survivor, HBOC
December 03, 2012
Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Screening Mammography
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Research , Risk Management
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Young Survivor, HBOC, USPSTF, Screening And Prevention
December 12, 2012
Clinical Trials for Hereditary Cancer: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
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Research
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, BRCA1, BRCA2, FDA, Clinical Trials, PARP Inhibitor
January 17, 2013
Drawing Attention To High-risk Screening
February 11, 2013
Progress in Hereditary Cancer Treatment Research
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Research
Tags:
BRCA, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, BRCA2, Young Survivor, HBOC
July 24, 2006
Voices: Two Days of Inspiration and Answers
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Inspirational , Voices
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Breast Cancer, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA2, Reconstruction, DCIS
October 08, 2020
Astrophysics Meets Breast Cancer Advocacy
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Decision Making
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Hereditary Cancer, BRCA2, Previvor, Breast Reconstruction, Risk-reducing Mastectomy, Decision Making
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, 2015
XRAYS Program Looks Behind the Headlines to Make Sense of Cancer Research
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XRAY
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, Genetic Counseling, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, Survivor, Young Survivor, HBOC
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
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
January 26, 2017
Flawed Research and Reporting on the “Angelina Effect” Could Threaten Access to HBOC Care
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy , XRAY
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, HBOC, PALB2, CHEK2, ATM
January 31, 2017
MEDIOLA: A Clinical Trial Combining a PARP Inhibitor with an Immunotherapy Drug
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Research
Tags:
BRCA, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, BRCA2, Ovarian Cancer Treatment
August 24, 2020
I Am BRCA2 Positive. At 31, Who Would Have Guessed?
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Stories
Tags:
Breast Cancer, BRCA2, Cancer Advocacy
February 23, 2017
Post-Reconstruction Thoughts on “Going Flat”
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Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat , XRAY
Tags:
BRCA, Breast Cancer, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, HBOC, Breast Reconstruction, Mastectomy
March 01, 2017
Making Postmastectomy Decisions: The Right Input is Critical
May 11, 2017
Fueling Patient-Focused Health Care
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, HBOC, Personalized Medicine, Health Policy, Patient Advocacy
October 09, 2019
We All Love a Good Book or Movie
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Inspirational , Books And Movies
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Prophylactic Surgery, HBOC, Reconstruction, PALB2, PTEN, CHEK2, ATM, Mastectomy
November 02, 2017
When Breast Cancer Treatment Ends: Thoughts On "Can Breast Cancer Come Back?" XRAYS Review
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XRAY
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2, Gene Testing, HBOC, DCIS
December 12, 2017
Book: Understanding BRCA
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Books And Movies
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BRCA, BRCA1, BRCA2, HBOC, Screening And Prevention
April 12, 2018
PARP Inhibitors and Hereditary Cancer: What’s New?
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Research , Cancer Treatment
Tags:
BRCA, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, Pancreatic Cancer, ATM, Gene Panel Testing, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Treatment, PARP Inhibitor, Cancer Research, Advanced Breast Cancer, Inherited Mutations, Prostate Cancer Treatment, Metastatic Prostate Cancer, Cancer Targeted Therapy
February 07, 2018
Why I Chose Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer
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Men With Mutations , Cancer Treatment
Tags:
BRCA2, HBOC, Cancer Research, Immunotherapy, Immunooncology, Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
May 21, 2018
FORCE Earns 4-Star Rating on Charity Navigator
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Supporting FORCE , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Cancer Prevention, BRCA1, BRCA2, HBOC, ATM
September 28, 2018
Addressing Previvors' Needs for Affordable Access to Care
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy
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Cancer Prevention, Genetic Testing, BRCA2, Previvor, Cancer Early Detection
January 10, 2019
A 20th Anniversary Message to Sue and to You: Words of Inspiration From FORCE
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Inspirational , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2
January 08, 2019
Probably Someday Cancer: Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy
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Books And Movies
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Hereditary Cancer, BRCA2, Screening And Prevention, Breast Reconstruction
January 10, 2019
Book: The Big Discovery
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Books And Movies
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Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Screening And Prevention
January 22, 2019
My BRCA2 Story: Mastectomy Without Reconstruction
February 20, 2019
Celebrating Twenty Years of Support
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Screening And Prevention
August 24, 2020
How a BRCA2 Diagnosis and Breast Cancer Enabled Me to Help Others
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Stories
Tags:
Breast Cancer, BRCA2, Breast Reconstruction, DCIS
July 11, 2019
Protect Yourself, Your Friends and Family from Fraudulent Genetic Testing
Posted in:
Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2
September 16, 2019
The Gift of More Options
Posted in:
Genetic Testing
Tags:
Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA2
September 30, 2019
My Experience As A Male Previvor
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Men With Mutations
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, BRCA2, Previvor, HBOC, Inherited Cancer, Cancer Screening, Germline Mutations
