Genetic counseling
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Breast and Endometrial Cancer Leads to a Lynch Syndrome Diagnosis
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Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Endometrial Cancer
December 31, 2011
Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to FORCE
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor
March 01, 2023
Lynch Syndrome Lurked in My Family’s Genes for Years Before Colon Cancer Took My Son
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Men With Mutations ,
Stories ,
Diversity And Inclusion
Tags:
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Colorectal Cancer
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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 ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Survivor ,
Young Survivor ,
Ovarian Cancer Early Detection ,
HBOC
April 02, 2012
Overall Health: Addressing the Big Picture
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Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags:
BRCA ,
Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Hereditary Cancer Research ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Survivor ,
Exercise ,
Fitness ,
Ovarian Cancer Early Detection ,
HBOC
October 21, 2020
Doing a Better Job at Reaching LatinX People and Families about Hereditary Cancer
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Health Equity And Disparities ,
Diversity And Inclusion
Tags:
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Health Disparities ,
Research
June 01, 2012
13 Facts that Men with Hereditary Cancer Risk Should Know
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy ,
Men With Mutations
Tags:
BRCA ,
Genetics ,
Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
Survivor ,
Prostate Cancer ,
USPSTF
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
Tags:
BRCA ,
Genetics ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Hereditary Cancer Research ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Survivor ,
Ovarian Cancer Early Detection ,
HBOC ,
Prostate Cancer ,
PSA ,
USPSTF ,
Early Detection ,
Personalized Medicine ,
Screening And Prevention
February 13, 2023
Preventative Surgeries at Age 32 Because of My BRCA1 Gene Mutation
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Stories
Tags:
Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
Risk-reducing Salpingo-oophorectomy ,
Mental Health ,
Coping With Risk
September 26, 2012
Previvor Day: A Solemn Celebration
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Inspirational ,
Voices
Tags:
BRCA ,
Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Genetic Counseling ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor
August 16, 2022
JSCREEN and K.I.C.K. Partner to Kick Cancer with Genetic Testing
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Genetic Testing ,
Partnerships ,
Featured Partner
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Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing
January 13, 2023
Learning about My Mother’s PALB2 Mutation was a Gift to Our Family
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Genetic Testing ,
FORCE And FORCE Impact ,
Emotional Health And Well Being
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
PALB2 ,
FORCE ,
Coping With Risk
March 15, 2018
Headline Hype: A Picture as Misleading as a Thousand Words
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XRAY
Tags:
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
23andme ,
DTC ,
Direct To Consumer
November 10, 2022
FORCE is Grateful for the Genetic Counselors Who Volunteer for Us
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Supporting FORCE ,
Genetic Testing
Tags:
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing
November 19, 2021
Conference Session Highlight: I'm Not White, Can I Still Have a Mutation?
Posted in:
Genetic Testing ,
Health Equity And Disparities
Tags:
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Health Disparities ,
Health Equity
November 15, 2023
Volunteer Spotlight – Kate Small, Certified Genetic Counselor
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Volunteer Spotlight
Tags:
Genetic Counseling ,
Volunteer
June 22, 2022
What Chris Evert’s Story Can Teach the World about Genetic Testing
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Genetic Testing ,
XRAY
Tags:
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
Variant Of Uncertain Significance
September 20, 2017
WISDOM Study: Investigating a Personalized Approach to Breast Cancer Screening
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Research
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer Research ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Personalized Medicine ,
Screening And Prevention ,
Mammogram
June 14, 2018
Me and My MSH6 Mutation: Ever Searching for Answers
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XRAY ,
Stories
Tags:
BRCA ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Breast Cancer Risk ,
MSH6
June 17, 2018
Solving for Y: Reaching Men About Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast, Ovarian, Pancreatic, Prostate And Related Cancers (HBOC)
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Men With Mutations ,
Genetic Testing
Tags:
BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
HBOC ,
Prostate Cancer ,
USPSTF ,
Screening And Prevention ,
PALB2 ,
PTEN ,
Pancreatic Cancer ,
Male Breast Cancer ,
CHEK2 ,
ATM
September 12, 2018
Starting a Conversation about My Family Health History
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Books And Movies
Tags:
BRCA ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Inherited Cancer
November 28, 2018
You Don’t Need a Family History of Cancer to Benefit from Genetic Testing
Posted in:
Men With Mutations ,
Genetic Testing ,
Guidelines
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Prostate Cancer ,
Screening And Prevention ,
Pancreatic Cancer
January 22, 2019
My BRCA2 Story: Mastectomy Without Reconstruction
May 30, 2019
Alert: Cancer Genetic Testing Should Be Performed in the Health Care Setting
Posted in:
Laws, Protections And Public Policy ,
Genetic Testing
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Inherited Mutations ,
23andme