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
May 11, 2020
Wherever You are, Whatever You are Doing, Stop and Take a Breath
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Inspirational, COVID19, Emotional Health And Well Being
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Hereditary Cancer, COVID19, Mental Health
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, Gene Testing, Survivor, Young Survivor
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October 06, 2011
HBOC Week was a Success: Let’s Sustain Awareness All Year Long
November 08, 2011
What I've Learned from "Being BRCA"
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, Gene Testing, Survivor, HBOC
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
January 17, 2018
Headline Hype: Why You Can't Believe Everything You Read
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XRAY
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2
March 05, 2012
Why Shouldn’t We Have It All?
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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
May 10, 2020
Expanded Panel Testing Uncovered My ATM Mutation
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Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, ATM, Mastectomy
April 27, 2018
The Lights of May
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Inspirational
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Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Prophylactic Surgery, Survivor, Oophorectomy, Talking To Children
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, Gene Testing, Survivor, Young Survivor, Exercise, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, HBOC
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 26, 2012
Lucky 21 - For Dan
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
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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 06, 2012
13 Developments That Have Helped the HBOC Community
September 25, 2020
MEET THE NEW FORCE: Many Mutations. Many Cancers. One Community.
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, #1FORCECommunity
October 31, 2012
A Healing Light From Within
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Inspirational , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Survivor, Young Survivor, HBOC
July 15, 2020
An ATM Gene Mutation Caused My Breast Cancer
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Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Survivor, Clinical Trials, ATM
July 04, 2020
Breast and Endometrial Cancer Leads to a Lynch Syndrome Diagnosis
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Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Lynch Syndrome
July 09, 2020
Advocacy Through Writing and Research
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Research
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, Research Advocacy, Research Studies
July 08, 2020
How to Prepare for a Mastectomy Amid COVID and Other Life Events
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COVID19 , Cancer Treatment
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Previvor, Mastectomy, COVID19
October 08, 2020
Astrophysics Meets Breast Cancer Advocacy
Posted in:
Decision Making
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Hereditary Cancer, BRCA2, Previvor, Breast Reconstruction, Risk-reducing Mastectomy, Decision Making
August 24, 2020
Male Breast Cancer and a CHEK2 Mutation
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Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Male Breast Cancer
January 26, 2017
Flawed Research and Reporting on the “Angelina Effect” Could Threaten Access to HBOC Care
Posted in:
Laws, Protections And Public Policy , XRAY
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, HBOC, PALB2, CHEK2, ATM
July 29, 2020
Improving Lives through Education—By Way of Science Writing
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XRAY
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Research
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
August 22, 2017
100th XRAYS: 5 Lessons We Have Learned
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XRAY
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Young Survivor, HBOC, PALB2, ATM, Health Journalism, Breast Cancer Risk, Young Onset Breast Cancer
November 02, 2017
When Breast Cancer Treatment Ends: Thoughts On "Can Breast Cancer Come Back?" XRAYS Review
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XRAY
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2, Gene Testing, HBOC, DCIS
March 19, 2018
Where's FORCE? Early 2018
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Cancer Prevention, BRCA1, HBOC, Cancer Advocacy, Ovarian Cancer Prevention
May 21, 2018
FORCE Earns 4-Star Rating on Charity Navigator
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Supporting FORCE , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Cancer Prevention, BRCA1, BRCA2, HBOC, ATM
May 30, 2018
Where's FORCE? March and April
July 11, 2018
Where’s FORCE? May and June
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, HBOC, Cancer Advocacy
November 26, 2018
I am Thankful for YOU This Holiday Season
Posted in:
Supporting FORCE , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, HBOC, Personalized Medicine, HBOC Research
November 27, 2018
Where’s FORCE? July - October
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Cancer Prevention, BRCA1, HBOC, Cancer Advocacy
December 31, 2018
New Year’s Then (20 Years Ago) and Now
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Previvor, PALB2, Cancer Advocacy, ATM, Cancer Risk, Ovarian Cancer Advocacy
January 10, 2019
A 20th Anniversary Message to Sue and to You: Words of Inspiration From FORCE
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Inspirational , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2
January 08, 2019
Probably Someday Cancer: Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy
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Books And Movies
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Hereditary Cancer, BRCA2, Screening And Prevention, Breast Reconstruction
January 31, 2019
Highlights from the 2018 Joining FORCEs Conference
February 20, 2019
Celebrating Twenty Years of Support
Posted in:
FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Screening And Prevention
May 01, 2019
Where’s FORCE?
Posted in:
FORCE And FORCE Impact
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Hereditary Cancer, Cancer Advocacy, Cancer Research, Where's Force
July 11, 2019
Protect Yourself, Your Friends and Family from Fraudulent Genetic Testing
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy
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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
Posted in:
Men With Mutations , Genetic Testing , Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Previvor
September 30, 2019
My Experience As A Male Previvor
Posted in:
Men With Mutations
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, BRCA2, Previvor, HBOC, Inherited Cancer, Cancer Screening, Germline Mutations
May 22, 2020
I am a PALB2 Previvor
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Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, PALB2
October 07, 2019
Where's FORCE?
Posted in:
FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, HBOC, Cancer Advocacy
October 09, 2019
Book: LAST CUT
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Books And Movies
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing
November 19, 2019
FORCE Launches the New XRAY-Ovarian Cancer Program
Posted in:
XRAY
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, PARP Inhibitor, Cancer Research
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?
March 04, 2020
Learning I Had Lynch Syndrome Helped Save My Life
Posted in:
Genetic Testing
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Lynch Syndrome
March 31, 2020
Dealing with an Extra Helping of Stress
Posted in:
COVID19 , Emotional Health And Well Being
Tags:
BRCA, Genetics, Hereditary Cancer, HBOC, Lynch Syndrome, Cancer Risk, Inherited Mutations, COVID19
April 22, 2020
National Minority Cancer Awareness Month: Is the Cancer in Your Family Hereditary?
Posted in:
Genetic Testing
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing
April 24, 2020
A Survivor’s Insight: There is Always a Silver Lining
Posted in:
Inspirational , COVID19 , Emotional Health And Well Being
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, COVID19
May 20, 2020
Clinical Trials Helped Save My Life
Posted in:
Research
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Research, COVID19
May 21, 2020
Clinical Trials are Essential for Improving Healthcare
Posted in:
Research
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer, Clinical Trials, Research