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Volunteer Spotlight - Dana Tiller

October 30, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight - Dana Tiller

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: Genetic Testing, BRCA1, FORCE, Volunteer

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National Hereditary Cancer Week 2021

Volunteer Spotlight – Faith Miller

Try Walking in Our Shoes

August 19, 2008

Try Walking in Our Shoes

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, In The Family, Prophylactic Mastectomy

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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Step-by-step: My kick-off talk for the Relay-for-Life

April 16, 2011

Step-by-step: My kick-off talk for the Relay-for-Life

Posted in: Inspirational
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, Survivor, Young Survivor

Breast and Endometrial Cancer Leads to a Lynch Syndrome Diagnosis

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

December 24, 2011

Of Holiday Miracles and Possibilities

Posted in: Inspirational , Voices
Tags: 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

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

August 30, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight – Faith Miller

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, Volunteer, Americansignlanguage

February 22, 2012

Exclusive gene patent on BRCA: Adding burden to an already overburdened community

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Research
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, FDA, SACGHS, Previvor, Gene Testing, Survivor, Gene Patenting

March 16, 2012

Voices of FORCE: Knowledge IS Power

Posted in: Inspirational , Voices
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Gene Testing, Survivor

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

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

April 27, 2012

13 Tips for Incorporating Fitness into Your Life

Posted in: Health And Fitness
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, Survivor, Exercise, Fitness

May 10, 2020

Expanded Panel Testing Uncovered My ATM Mutation

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, ATM, Mastectomy

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

August 01, 2020

A PALB2 Gene has Taken a Terrible Toll on my Family

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Genetic Testing, Previvor, PALB2

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

January 19, 2017

My Experience with Ovarian Cancer: Surprise, Shock, Genetic Testing and Survival

Posted in: Voices
Tags: Genetic Testing, Ovarian Cancer Treatment, Ovaria, No Mutation

September 06, 2012

13 Developments That Have Helped the HBOC Community

Posted in: Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA2, Previvor, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, Oophorectomy

December 10, 2006

Voices: Happy New Year, You're at High Risk

Posted in: Inspirational , Genetic Testing , Voices
Tags: Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Support

February 24, 2013

Hopeful Progress in Ovarian Cancer Prevention Research

Posted in: Research
Tags: BRCA, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Prophylactic Surgery, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, Screening And Prevention

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

November 10, 2020

Previvor at 25 - The Beginning has just Begun

Posted in: XRAY , Health Equity And Disparities , Previvor
Tags: Genetic Testing, BRCA1, Previvor, HBOC

November 09, 2018

Updates to the Practice Guidelines for Hereditary Cancer

Posted in: Guidelines
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Genetic Testing, Prostate Cancer, PALB2, ATM, Lynch Syndrome, Men With Mutations, NCCN, FANCA

August 24, 2020

Male Breast Cancer and a CHEK2 Mutation

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Male Breast Cancer, CHEK2

July 25, 2017

Why I Asked My Mom to Undergo Genetic Testing After Her Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

Posted in: Genetic Testing
Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing

January 13, 2021

Tracing Our Family Mutation to an Unlikely Place

Posted in: Genetic Testing
Tags: Genetic Testing, BRCA1, Inherited Mutations

March 01, 2017

Making Postmastectomy Decisions: The Right Input is Critical

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat , XRAY
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Survivor, Screening And Prevention, Breast Reconstruction, Mastectomy

January 04, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight – Ashley Dedmon

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: Genetic Testing, BRCA2

May 11, 2017

Fueling Patient-Focused Health Care

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, HBOC, Personalized Medicine, Health Policy, Patient Advocacy

October 23, 2017

No Longer Alone: 1000 People Benefit from Personalized Cancer Risk Support

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, Previvor, Survivor, HBOC, Prostate Cancer, Screening And Prevention, PALB2, PTEN, CHEK2, ATM, RAD50

October 09, 2019

We All Love a Good Book or Movie

Posted in: Inspirational , Books And Movies
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Prophylactic Surgery, HBOC, Reconstruction, PALB2, PTEN, CHEK2, ATM, Mastectomy

April 12, 2018

PARP Inhibitors and Hereditary Cancer: What’s New?

Posted in: 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

May 30, 2018

Where's FORCE? March and April

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, Survivor, HBOC, PALB2, Cancer Advocacy, Pancreatic Cancer, ATM

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

July 11, 2018

Where’s FORCE? May and June

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, HBOC, Cancer Advocacy

September 12, 2018

Starting a Conversation about My Family Health History

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: BRCA, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Inherited Cancer

September 21, 2018

Headline Hype: Media Report on BRCA1 Variant Research Plays on Fears

Posted in: XRAY
Tags: BRCA, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, Mastectomy, VUS, Genetics Research, Variants Of Uncertain Significance

September 28, 2018

Addressing Previvors' Needs for Affordable Access to Care

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Cancer Prevention, Genetic Testing, BRCA2, Previvor, Cancer Early Detection

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 10, 2019

Book: The Big Discovery

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Screening And Prevention

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

March 08, 2019

A Deep Dive into Disparities: The Challenges and Opportunities of Reaching Out to the Underserved

Posted in: XRAY , Health Equity And Disparities
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Screening And Prevention, Diversity, Minority, Health Disparities, Health Equity

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

June 27, 2019

Men Can Have Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy

Posted in: Men With Mutations , Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags: Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Breast Reconstruction, Male Breast Cancer, Men With Mutations

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

July 15, 2019

Breast Cancer Patients Need More Information on Precision Medicine, Tumor Testing and Genetics

Posted in: Cancer Treatment
Tags: Breast Cancer, Genetic Testing, Personalized Medicine, Precision Medicine, Tumor Testing, Molecular Biomarkers, Biomarker Testing, Genomic Testing, Pathology Report

August 07, 2019

FORCE Advocates Attend Project LEAD

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Previvor, Research Advocacy, Research

August 12, 2019

My CDH1 Mutation and Why I Chose Preventive Gastrectomy

Posted in: Men With Mutations , Genetic Testing , Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Previvor

August 29, 2019

The Mastectomy Club

Posted in: Voices
Tags: Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, Previvor

September 16, 2019

The Gift of More Options

Posted in: Genetic Testing
Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA2

May 22, 2020

I am a PALB2 Previvor

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, PALB2

October 09, 2019

Book: LAST CUT

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing

January 28, 2020

FORCE Supports Broader Access to Genetic Counseling

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

February 19, 2020

New Medicare Genetic Testing Policy: What Does It Mean to Me?

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Medicare, Multigenetesting, Tumorbiomarker

March 04, 2020

Learning I Had Lynch Syndrome Helped Save My Life

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

April 22, 2020

National Minority Cancer Awareness Month: Is the Cancer in Your Family Hereditary?

Posted in: Genetic Testing , XRAY
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing