Our blog features educational information and personal perspectives relevant to the hereditary cancer community.

August 19, 2008
Try Walking in Our Shoes
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Books And Movies
Tags:
BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
In The Family ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy

November 08, 2011
What I've Learned from "Being BRCA"
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Inspirational ,
Voices
Tags:
BRCA ,
Hereditary Cancer ,
Breast Cancer ,
Cancer Prevention ,
Ovarian Cancer ,
Genetic Testing ,
Prophylactic Mastectomy ,
BRCA1 ,
BRCA2 ,
Prophylactic Surgery ,
Young Survivor ,
Ovarian Cancer Early Detection

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
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December 24, 2011
Of Holiday Miracles and Possibilities
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Inspirational ,
Voices
Tags:
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
Posted in:
FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
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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Inspirational , Voices
Tags:
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
April 02, 2012
Overall Health: Addressing the Big Picture
Posted in:
Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags:
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, 2018
The Lights of May
Posted in:
Inspirational
Tags:
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
Tags:
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
June 26, 2012
Lucky 21 - For Dan
April 24, 2015
Voices: Widening the Conversation Previvor Discourses and the Power of Stories
Posted in:
Voices , Decision Making
Tags:
Prophylactic Mastectomy, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Decision Making, Family Story
August 06, 2012
Applying Personalized Medicine to Disease Screening and Prevention
Posted in:
Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags:
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
December 10, 2006
Voices: Happy New Year, You're at High Risk
Posted in:
Inspirational , Genetic Testing , Voices
Tags:
Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Support
October 31, 2012
A Healing Light From Within
Posted in:
Inspirational , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags:
BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Survivor, Young Survivor, HBOC
January 17, 2013
Drawing Attention To High-risk Screening
July 24, 2006
Voices: Two Days of Inspiration and Answers
Posted in:
Inspirational , Voices
Tags:
Breast Cancer, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA2, Reconstruction, DCIS
October 03, 2022
Why I Chose Preventive Mastectomy
Posted in:
Stories , Previvor
Tags:
Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA2, Previvor, Decision Making
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, Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA2, Previvor, HBOC, PALB2, CHEK2, ATM
February 23, 2017
Post-Reconstruction Thoughts on “Going Flat”
Posted in:
Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat , XRAY
Tags:
BRCA, Breast Cancer, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, HBOC, Reconstruction Or Going Flat, 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
Posted in:
Books And Movies
Tags:
Prophylactic Mastectomy, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Talking To Children
March 30, 2021
Understanding Breast Implant Risks
August 29, 2019
The Mastectomy Club
Posted in:
Voices
Tags:
Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, Previvor