Our blog features educational information and personal perspectives relevant to the hereditary cancer community.
October 30, 2020
Volunteer Spotlight - Dana Tiller
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Volunteer Spotlight
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Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
FORCE ,
Volunteer
August 19, 2008
Try Walking in Our Shoes
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Books And Movies
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
In The Family ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy
June 22, 2022
What Chris Evert’s Story Can Teach the World about Genetic Testing
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Genetic Testing ,
XRAY
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Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
Variant Of Uncertain Significance
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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 ,
Survivor ,
Young Survivor
July 04, 2020
Breast and Endometrial Cancer Leads to a Lynch Syndrome Diagnosis
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Stories
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Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Lynch Syndrome, Endometrial Cancer
June 14, 2022
Not All Genetic Tests are Created Equal
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Genetic Testing
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Genetic Testing
November 02, 2011
Advocating for Men: Responding to the USPSTF Recommendations against PSA
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, 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
August 30, 2021
Volunteer Spotlight – Faith Miller
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Volunteer Spotlight
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Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, Volunteer, Americansignlanguage
November 08, 2011
What I've Learned from "Being BRCA"
March 16, 2012
Voices of FORCE: Knowledge IS Power
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Inspirational , Voices
Tags:
BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, 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, 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, Survivor, Exercise, Fitness
May 10, 2020
Expanded Panel Testing Uncovered My ATM Mutation
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Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, ATM, Mastectomy
August 01, 2020
A PALB2 Gene has Taken a Terrible Toll on my Family
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Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Genetic Testing, Previvor, PALB2
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, 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
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Genetic Testing
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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
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Voices
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Genetic Testing, Ovarian Cancer Treatment, Ovaria, No Mutation
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
September 06, 2012
13 Developments That Have Helped the HBOC Community
December 10, 2006
Voices: Happy New Year, You're at High Risk
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Inspirational , Genetic Testing , Voices
Tags:
Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Support
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, 2020
Previvor at 25 - The Beginning has just Begun
Posted in:
XRAY , Health Equity And Disparities , Previvor , Diversity And Inclusion
Tags:
Genetic Testing, BRCA1, Previvor, HBOC
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 09, 2018
Updates to the Practice Guidelines for Hereditary Cancer
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Guidelines
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Genetic Testing, Prostate Cancer, PALB2, ATM, Lynch Syndrome, Men With Mutations, NCCN, FANCA
January 03, 2022
Volunteer Spotlight – Will and Maddie
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Volunteer Spotlight
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Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, LGBTQ, Volunteer
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
November 19, 2021
Conference Session Highlight: I'm Not White, Can I Still Have a Mutation?
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Genetic Testing , Health Equity And Disparities
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Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Health Disparities, Health Equity
June 30, 2022
Volunteer Spotlight – Debbie Lesser
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Volunteer Spotlight
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Genetic Testing, BRCA1, Volunteer, American Sign Language
August 24, 2020
Male Breast Cancer and a CHEK2 Mutation
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Stories
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Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Male Breast Cancer, CHEK2
May 17, 2022
A new tool is helping families conduct life-saving conversations about hereditary cancer
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Family Communication
Tags:
Genetic Testing
July 25, 2017
Why I Asked My Mom to Undergo Genetic Testing After Her Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
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Genetic Testing
Tags:
Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing
January 06, 2022
Debbie Denardi: Finding Community With Hereditary Cancer
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Genetic Testing , Stories , Diversity And Inclusion
Tags:
Genetic Testing, Family Story
January 13, 2021
Tracing Our Family Mutation to an Unlikely Place
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Genetic Testing
Tags:
Genetic Testing, BRCA1, Inherited Mutations
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, 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
March 01, 2017
Making Postmastectomy Decisions: The Right Input is Critical
January 04, 2021
Volunteer Spotlight – Ashley Dedmon
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Volunteer Spotlight , Diversity And Inclusion
Tags:
Genetic Testing, BRCA2
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
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
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA2, Previvor, HBOC, PALB2, CHEK2, ATM
August 24, 2022
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
April 12, 2018
PARP Inhibitors and Hereditary Cancer: What’s New?
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Research , Cancer Treatment
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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
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, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, HBOC, DCIS
May 30, 2018
Where's FORCE? March and April
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
July 11, 2018
Where’s FORCE? May and June
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, HBOC, Cancer Advocacy
September 12, 2018
Starting a Conversation about My Family Health History
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Books And Movies
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BRCA, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Inherited Cancer
September 21, 2018
Headline Hype: Media Report on BRCA1 Variant Research Plays on Fears
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XRAY
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BRCA, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, Mastectomy, VUS, Genetics Research, Variants Of Uncertain Significance
September 28, 2018
Addressing Previvors' Needs for Affordable Access to Care
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags:
Cancer Prevention, Genetic Testing, BRCA2, Previvor, Cancer Early Detection
January 10, 2019
Book: The Big Discovery
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Books And Movies
Tags:
Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Screening And Prevention
July 11, 2019
Protect Yourself, Your Friends and Family from Fraudulent Genetic Testing
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2
August 07, 2019
FORCE Advocates Attend Project LEAD
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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
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Risk Management , Men With Mutations , Genetic Testing , Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Previvor, Cdh1
August 29, 2019
The Mastectomy Club
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Voices
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Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, Previvor
September 16, 2019
The Gift of More Options
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Genetic Testing
Tags:
Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA2
May 22, 2020
I am a PALB2 Previvor
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Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, PALB2
October 09, 2019
Book: LAST CUT
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Books And Movies
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Reconstruction Or Going Flat
January 28, 2020
FORCE Supports Broader Access to Genetic Counseling
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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?
March 04, 2020
Learning I Had Lynch Syndrome Helped Save My Life
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Genetic Testing
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Lynch Syndrome, Endometrial Cancer
