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May 11, 2020
Wherever You are, Whatever You are Doing, Stop and Take a Breath
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COVID19 ,
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Hereditary Cancer ,
COVID19 ,
Mental Health
May 16, 2024
Negative Gene Testing But Still High Risk
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Voices ,
Hereditary Cancer - General
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Variants Of Uncertain Significance ,
Coping With Risk
April 16, 2011
Step-by-step: My kick-off talk for the Relay-for-Life
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA2 ,
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Survivor ,
Young Survivor
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December 10, 2020
BRCA Family Traditions
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Mastectomy ,
Coping With Risk
May 03, 2021
Did Breastfeeding my Daughter Reduce my Ovarian Cancer Risk?
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XRAY ,
Previvor
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Previvor ,
Screening And Prevention
December 24, 2011
Of Holiday Miracles and Possibilities
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Breast Cancer ,
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Ovarian Cancer ,
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BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Survivor ,
HBOC
August 30, 2021
Volunteer Spotlight – Faith Miller
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
Volunteer ,
Americansignlanguage
December 31, 2011
Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to FORCE
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor
August 31, 2022
Volunteer Spotlight – Karlena Lara-Otero
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Volunteer
March 05, 2012
Why Shouldn’t We Have It All?
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
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Hereditary Cancer Research ,
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Genetic Testing ,
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BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Survivor ,
Young Survivor ,
Ovarian Cancer Early Detection ,
HBOC
April 14, 2023
Exploring Attitudes Toward Dating BRCA Positive Previvors
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XRAY ,
Quality Of Life ,
Previvor
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Previvor ,
Coping With Risk
March 22, 2022
every.single.one - A New Play about Hereditary Cancer
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Survivor ,
Family Story ,
Volunteer
September 05, 2021
A Different Kind of Trial: A Litigation Attorney's Take on Being in a National Institutes of Health Clinical Trial
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Research ,
Men With Mutations
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Hereditary Cancer ,
BRCA2 ,
Prostate Cancer ,
Clinical Trials ,
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May 10, 2020
Expanded Panel Testing Uncovered My ATM Mutation
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
ATM ,
Mastectomy
April 27, 2018
The Lights of May
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Survivor ,
Oophorectomy ,
Talking To Children
August 01, 2020
A PALB2 Gene has Taken a Terrible Toll on my Family
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Previvor ,
PALB2
June 26, 2012
Lucky 21 - For Dan
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
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Hereditary Cancer ,
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Young Survivor ,
HBOC
July 10, 2012
13 Things That Jewish People Should Know About Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
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Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Jewish
August 06, 2012
Applying Personalized Medicine to Disease Screening and Prevention
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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
September 06, 2012
13 Developments That Have Helped the HBOC Community
April 01, 2024
Keepers of the Flame Foundation
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Decision Making ,
Featured Partner
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Hereditary Cancer ,
BRCA2 ,
Reconstruction ,
Mastectomy ,
Coping With Risk ,
Peer Support ,
Partner
December 16, 2021
The Many Faces of FORCE - Videos from Our Members
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Diversity And Inclusion
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
#1FORCECommunity ,
Inspiration
September 25, 2020
MEET THE NEW FORCE: Many Mutations. Many Cancers. One Community.
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Hereditary Cancer ,
#1FORCECommunity
October 31, 2012
A Healing Light From Within
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
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BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Survivor ,
Young Survivor ,
HBOC
December 13, 2021
The Challenges and Rewards of Being a Caregiver in a Hereditary Cancer Family
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Hereditary Cancer ,
FORCE
January 25, 2021
Hereditary Colorectal Cancer: My AFAP Story
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Stories
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Colorectal Cancer ,
AFAP ,
Hereditary Colon Cancer Syndrome
July 17, 2023
Reverse the Curse
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Stories ,
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Women Of Color
June 29, 2023
Volunteer Spotlight - Mary Foti
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
BRCA2 ,
Volunteer
June 30, 2021
Volunteer Spotlight - Scott Lanman
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Caregivers
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Hereditary Cancer ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Peer Navigation ,
Support ,
Volunteer
March 22, 2023
A NothingPink Perspective: The Young Survivor Coalition Summit
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Featured Partner
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Young Breast Cancer Survivor ,
Partner
November 17, 2022
Chemotherapy Skin Care and Preventing Skin Infections
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Health And Fitness ,
Cancer Treatment
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Chemotherapy ,
Skin Care
February 28, 2022
Volunteer Spotlight - Haley and Andrea
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Volunteer Spotlight
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Previvor ,
FORCE ,
Volunteer
June 21, 2021
One Woman’s Breast Cancer Journey: It’s Not Just About the Breast
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
BRCA1 ,
Coping With Risk
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
April 19, 2022
The Civil Rights Challenge to Gene Patenting
March 16, 2023
Volunteer Spotlight - Kenzie and Phebe
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Volunteer Spotlight
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Hereditary Cancer ,
FORCE ,
Volunteer
June 14, 2021
Surviving, and Thriving, as a Dad with a Cancer Gene Mutation
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Men With Mutations ,
Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
BRCA2 ,
Men With Mutations
July 09, 2020
Advocacy Through Writing and Research
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Research
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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
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Previvor ,
Reconstruction Or Going Flat ,
Mastectomy ,
COVID19
November 01, 2022
Lynch Syndrome, an ATM Mutation and Issues of Gender Identity and Fertility Access
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Health Equity And Disparities ,
Stories ,
Fertility And Parenting ,
Previvor ,
Diversity And Inclusion
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
ATM ,
Lynch Syndrome ,
Health Disparities ,
Health Equity ,
Mental Health
March 24, 2022
New FORCE Tool Combats Questionable Health Information
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XRAY ,
Hereditary Cancer - General ,
Decision Making
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Xray ,
Health ,
Medical Decisions ,
Media Coverage Of Research ,
Cancer News
January 03, 2022
Volunteer Spotlight – Will and Maddie
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
LGBTQ ,
Volunteer
February 17, 2022
Announcing the 2022 Teri Woodhull Empowerment Award Recipient
Posted in:
Supporting FORCE ,
Inspirational
Tags:
BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
FORCE
November 03, 2021
What does the ‘breast cancer gene’ mean for men? For some, pancreatic and prostate cancer
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Men With Mutations ,
Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
BRCA1 ,
Prostate Cancer ,
Pancreatic Cancer ,
Men With Mutations
September 13, 2022
From Generation to Generation
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer
October 08, 2020
Astrophysics Meets Breast Cancer Advocacy
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Decision Making
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Hereditary Cancer ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
Reconstruction Or Going Flat ,
Risk-reducing Mastectomy ,
Decision Making
June 27, 2024
The Bloom Syndrome Association
January 01, 2024
Celebrating 25 Years of Empowerment and Hope with FORCE
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
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Hereditary Cancer ,
FORCE
November 02, 2021
Volunteer Spotlight – Karen Ewing
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Volunteer Spotlight
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
BRCA1 ,
Volunteer
January 13, 2021
Honoring the Life of Teri Woodhull
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Voices
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Clinical Trials ,
FORCE
January 07, 2022
I retired from my work, but I am not retired
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Voices
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
FORCE ,
Volunteer
June 07, 2024
I am Because My Mom Was
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Stories ,
Previvor
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
BRCA1 ,
Previvor
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
January 26, 2017
Flawed Research and Reporting on the “Angelina Effect” Could Threaten Access to HBOC Care
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XRAY
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Hereditary Cancer Research ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
HBOC ,
PALB2 ,
CHEK2 ,
ATM
May 01, 2023
What is Legal about Cancer?
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
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
HBOC ,
Personalized Medicine ,
Health Policy ,
Patient Advocacy
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
October 06, 2021
TELETIES is the Strong-Grip, No-Rip Hair Tie That Gives Back
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Partnerships
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer
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
October 23, 2017
No Longer Alone: 1000 People Benefit from Personalized Cancer Risk Support
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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
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
February 21, 2023
Announcing the 2023 Teri Woodhull Empowerment Award Recipient
Posted in:
Supporting FORCE ,
Inspirational
Tags:
BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
FORCE ,
RunDisney ,
TeamFORCE
September 20, 2021
Understanding BRCA1/2 Previvors’ Information and Support Needs
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
November 28, 2018
You Don’t Need a Family History of Cancer to Benefit from Genetic Testing
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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
A 20th Anniversary Message to Sue and to You: Words of Inspiration From FORCE
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2
January 08, 2019
Probably Someday Cancer: Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy
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Books And Movies
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
BRCA2 ,
Screening And Prevention ,
Reconstruction Or Going Flat
April 23, 2021
New Advancements in Cancer Screenings Bring Hope for the Future
Posted in:
XRAY ,
Cancer Treatment
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
BRCA1 ,
Prostate Cancer
February 20, 2019
Celebrating Twenty Years of Support
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BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Previvor ,
Screening And Prevention
February 22, 2019
FORCE and Other Groups Meet with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags:
BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Hereditary Cancer Research ,
Screening And Prevention ,
PALB2 ,
ATM
May 30, 2019
Alert: Cancer Genetic Testing Should Be Performed in the Health Care Setting
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy ,
Genetic Testing
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Counseling ,
Genetic Testing ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Inherited Mutations ,
23andme
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
August 07, 2019
FORCE Advocates Attend Project LEAD
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
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Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Previvor ,
Research Advocacy ,
Research
August 12, 2019
My CDH1 Mutation and Why I Chose Preventive Gastrectomy
Posted in:
Risk Management ,
Men With Mutations ,
Genetic Testing ,
Stories
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Previvor ,
Cdh1
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 09, 2019
Book: LAST CUT
Posted in:
Books And Movies
Tags:
BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Reconstruction Or Going Flat
November 19, 2019
FORCE Launches the New XRAY-Ovarian Cancer Program
Posted in:
XRAY
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
PARP Inhibitor ,
Cancer Research
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 ,
Endometrial Cancer
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 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 ,
XRAY
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
HBOC ,
Clinical Trials ,
Cancer Research ,
Research
September 03, 2024
My BRCA2 Prostate Cancer Journey
Posted in:
Voices ,
Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags:
BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Prostate Cancer ,
Men With Mutations
November 01, 2024
Using Our Family Experiences to Help Others
Posted in:
Risk Management ,
Decision Making ,
Partnerships ,
Featured Partner
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Previvor ,
RAD51D ,
Inherited Mutations ,
Ovarian Cancer Prevention ,
Women Of Color ,
Breast Cancer Prevention
November 25, 2024
My Journey from Risk-Reducing Mastectomy to Marathon Canoeing
Posted in:
Health And Fitness ,
Voices ,
Quality Of Life ,
Hereditary Cancer - General ,
Decision Making ,
Previvor
Tags:
BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
BRCA1 ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Exercise ,
Fitness ,
Reconstruction ,
Risk-reducing Mastectomy
December 04, 2024
BRCA1: Grandmother, Mother… Me
Posted in:
Risk Management ,
Menopause ,
Voices
Tags:
Hereditary Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
Ovarian Cancer Prevention ,
Breast Reconstruction ,
Veterans