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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 ,
Family Tree
May 08, 2011
Mother’s Day Perspectives from Our Members
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Voices
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Family Story
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 ,
Family Story
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April 24, 2007
Voices: A New Understanding
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Voices
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Previvor ,
Caregiver ,
Family Story ,
Young Women
March 22, 2022
every.single.one - A New Play about Hereditary Cancer
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Inspirational
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Survivor ,
Family Story ,
Volunteer
August 24, 2020
A Family Tree Full of CHEK2 Breast Cancer
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Previvor ,
CHEK2 ,
Family Story ,
Family Tree
March 07, 2018
Because My Daughter Will Never Have To Go Through What I Went Through
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Inspirational ,
Voices
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Breast Cancer ,
Family Story
April 24, 2015
Voices: Widening the Conversation Previvor Discourses and the Power of Stories
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Voices ,
Decision Making
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Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
Previvor ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Decision Making ,
Family Story
September 15, 2006
Voices: Promises
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Inspirational ,
Voices
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Support ,
Caregiver ,
Family Story
July 15, 2009
Voices: Courtney's Adoption Story
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Voices ,
Fertility And Parenting
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Family Story ,
Adoption
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
February 08, 2022
A Fertility Journey Through the Eyes of a Young Previvor
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Voices ,
Fertility And Parenting
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BRCA ,
Previvor ,
Family Story
December 22, 2021
Let’s Talk About It: Hereditary Cancer
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Genetic Testing ,
FORCE And FORCE Impact ,
XRAY ,
Family Communication
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BRCA ,
Family Story
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
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