September 30, 2010
What a difference a decade makes
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April 16, 2011
Step-by-step: My kick-off talk for the Relay-for-Life
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December 24, 2011
Of Holiday Miracles and Possibilities
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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
March 05, 2012
Why Shouldn’t We Have It All?
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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
March 16, 2012
Voices of FORCE: Knowledge IS Power
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Inspirational , Voices
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Gene Testing, 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, Gene Testing, 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, Gene Testing, Survivor, Exercise, Fitness
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
November 06, 2020
Pandemic Previvors
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COVID19
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Previvor, Health, Pandemic, Medical Decisions
April 24, 2015
Voices: Widening the Conversation Previvor Discourses and the Power of Stories
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Voices , Decision Making
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Prophylactic Mastectomy, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Decision Making, Family Story
September 06, 2012
13 Developments That Have Helped the HBOC Community
September 26, 2012
Previvor Day: A Solemn Celebration
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Inspirational , Voices
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Counseling, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor
September 27, 2020
National Hereditary Cancer Week
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FORCE And FORCE Impact , Hereditary Cancer - General
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Previvor, Nationalhereditarycancerweek
August 24, 2020
I Am a Proud Previvor
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Stories
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BRCA, Previvor, Metastatic Breast Cancer
December 03, 2012
Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Screening Mammography
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Research , Risk Management
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Young Survivor, HBOC, USPSTF, Screening And Prevention
January 17, 2013
Drawing Attention To High-risk Screening
August 24, 2020
A Family Tree Full of CHEK2 Breast Cancer
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Stories
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Previvor, CHEK2, Family Story, Family Tree
November 10, 2020
Previvor at 25 - The Beginning has just Begun
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Health Equity And Disparities , Previvor
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Genetic Testing, BRCA1, Previvor, HBOC
October 08, 2020
Astrophysics Meets Breast Cancer Advocacy
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Decision Making
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Hereditary Cancer, BRCA2, Previvor, Breast Reconstruction, Risk-reducing Mastectomy, Decision Making
December 10, 2006
Voices: Happy New Year, You're at High Risk
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Inspirational , Genetic Testing , Voices
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Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Support
December 20, 2009
I Will Previve: Raychel’s Story
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, Mastectomy, COVID19
April 24, 2007
Voices: A New Understanding
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Inspirational , Voices
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Previvor, Caregiver, Family Story, Young Women
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, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, HBOC, PALB2, CHEK2, ATM
February 23, 2017
Post-Reconstruction Thoughts on “Going Flat”
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Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat , XRAY
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BRCA, Breast Cancer, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, HBOC, Breast Reconstruction, Mastectomy
March 01, 2017
Making Postmastectomy Decisions: The Right Input is Critical
November 20, 2017
Why is Mommy Having Surgery, She Looks Ok to Me
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Books And Movies
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Prophylactic Mastectomy, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Talking To Children
September 28, 2018
Addressing Previvors' Needs for Affordable Access to Care
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Laws, Protections And Public Policy
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Cancer Prevention, Genetic Testing, BRCA2, Previvor, Cancer Early Detection
January 10, 2019
Book: The Big Discovery
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Books And Movies
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Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Screening And Prevention
February 20, 2019
Celebrating Twenty Years of Support
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FORCE And FORCE Impact
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BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Screening And Prevention
April 11, 2019
Devin Sidell’s Lady Parts The Film
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Books And Movies
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BRCA, Previvor, Screening And Prevention
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
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Men With Mutations , Genetic Testing , Stories
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Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Previvor
August 01, 2020
A PALB2 Gene has Taken a Terrible Toll on my Family
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Stories
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Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Genetic Testing, Previvor, PALB2
August 29, 2019
The Mastectomy Club
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Voices
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Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, Previvor
September 30, 2019
My Experience As A Male Previvor
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Men With Mutations
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Hereditary Cancer, BRCA2, Previvor, HBOC, Inherited Cancer, Cancer Screening, Germline Mutations
August 24, 2020