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What a difference a decade makes

September 30, 2010

What a difference a decade makes

Posted in: Inspirational, FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery

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July 04, 2020

Breast and Endometrial Cancer Leads to a Lynch Syndrome Diagnosis

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Lynch Syndrome

Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to FORCE

December 31, 2011

Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to FORCE

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor

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Why Shouldn’t We Have It All?

March 05, 2012

Why Shouldn’t We Have It All?

Posted in: Inspirational, Voices
Tags: 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

Overall Health: Addressing the Big Picture

April 02, 2012

Overall Health: Addressing the Big Picture

Posted in: 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, Gene Testing, Survivor, Exercise, Fitness, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, HBOC

October 21, 2020

Doing a Better Job at Reaching LatinX People and Families about Hereditary Cancer

Posted in: Health Equity And Disparities
Tags: Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Health Disparities, Research

June 01, 2012

13 Facts that Men with Hereditary Cancer Risk Should Know

Posted in: 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

June 12, 2012

A Public Response to Dr. Ivan Oransky

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact , Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags: 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

July 10, 2012

13 Things That Jewish People Should Know About Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer

Posted in: Genetic Testing
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Jewish

August 06, 2012

Applying Personalized Medicine to Disease Screening and Prevention

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: 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 26, 2012

Previvor Day: A Solemn Celebration

Posted in: Inspirational , Voices
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Counseling, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor

March 22, 2013

Gene Discovery, Patents, and the Community

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact , Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, HBOC, Screening And Prevention

March 15, 2018

Headline Hype: A Picture as Misleading as a Thousand Words

Posted in: XRAY
Tags: Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, 23andme, DTC, Direct To Consumer

September 20, 2017

WISDOM Study: Investigating a Personalized Approach to Breast Cancer Screening

Posted in: Research
Tags: Hereditary Cancer Research, Genetic Counseling, Gene Testing, Personalized Medicine, Screening And Prevention, Mammogram

May 11, 2018

Battling BRCA: International Conference in Iceland on BRCA and Cancer

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Counseling, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, HBOC, Icelandic Founder Mutation

May 14, 2018

Patrick Dempsey Presents CURE Media Ovarian Cancer Hero Awards

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Counseling, BRCA1, Prophylactic Surgery, Gene Testing, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, HBOC, Fallopian Tube Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cancer

June 14, 2018

Me and My MSH6 Mutation: Ever Searching for Answers

Posted in: 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)

Posted in: Men With Mutations , Genetic Testing
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Counseling, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, 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

Posted in: 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

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags: Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, BRCA2, Screening And Prevention, Mastectomy, No Reconstruction, Going Flat

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

January 28, 2020

FORCE Supports Broader Access to Genetic Counseling

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing