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August 30, 2021
Volunteer Spotlight – Faith Miller
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Volunteer Spotlight – Kate Small, Certified Genetic Counselor
My Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis: Eye-Opening Lessons in Personal and Patient Advocacy
De Madres a Hijas: Educating Latina Mothers and Daughters about HBOC Risk
A FORCE-Endorsed Resource is Updated and Expanded!
Embracing Hope and Unity: The Successful Introduction of Pink Ribbon Moms to Our Community
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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March 05, 2012
Why Shouldn’t We Have It All?
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April 02, 2012
Overall Health: Addressing the Big Picture
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April 27, 2018
The Lights of May
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Talking To Children
June 26, 2012
Lucky 21 - For Dan
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April 24, 2015
Voices: Widening the Conversation Previvor Discourses and the Power of Stories
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August 06, 2012
Applying Personalized Medicine to Disease Screening and Prevention
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February 13, 2023
Preventative Surgeries at Age 32 Because of My BRCA1 Gene Mutation
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September 06, 2012
13 Developments That Have Helped the HBOC Community
October 31, 2012
A Healing Light From Within
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January 17, 2013
Drawing Attention To High-risk Screening
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July 24, 2006
Voices: Two Days of Inspiration and Answers
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October 03, 2022
Why I Chose Preventive Mastectomy
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May 03, 2017
Genetic Testing Informs Important Medical Decisions for Three Generations in a Family
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January 26, 2017
Flawed Research and Reporting on the “Angelina Effect” Could Threaten Access to HBOC Care
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February 23, 2017
Post-Reconstruction Thoughts on “Going Flat”
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XRAY
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March 01, 2017
Making Postmastectomy Decisions: The Right Input is Critical
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XRAY
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November 20, 2017
Why is Mommy Having Surgery, She Looks Ok to Me
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February 01, 2018
Book: The Breast Reconstruction Guidebook
March 30, 2021
Understanding Breast Implant Risks
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XRAY
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Cancer Prevention ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
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Prophylactic Surgery ,
Reconstruction Or Going Flat ,
Mastectomy ,
Risk-reducing Mastectomy
August 29, 2019
The Mastectomy Club
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