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Applying Personalized Medicine to Disease Screening and Prevention

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, 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

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HBOC Week 2012: A Call to Arms

September 23, 2012

HBOC Week 2012: A Call to Arms

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact, Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2, Young Survivor, HBOC, Prostate Cancer, USPSTF, Screening And Prevention

Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Screening Mammography

December 03, 2012

Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Screening Mammography

Posted in: Research, Risk Management
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Young Survivor, HBOC, USPSTF, Screening And Prevention

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Drawing Attention To High-risk Screening

January 17, 2013

Drawing Attention To High-risk Screening

Posted in: Risk Management, Guidelines
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Survivor, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, HBOC, USPSTF, Screening And Prevention

Hopeful Progress in Ovarian Cancer Prevention Research

February 24, 2013

Hopeful Progress in Ovarian Cancer Prevention Research

Posted in: Research
Tags: BRCA, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Prophylactic Surgery, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, Screening And Prevention

Creating More Resources for High-Risk Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Screening

March 16, 2013

Creating More Resources for High-Risk Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Screening

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Risk Management
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Prophylactic Surgery, Survivor, Young Survivor, Exercise, Screening And Prevention

Gene Discovery, Patents, and the Community

March 22, 2013

Gene Discovery, Patents, and the Community

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact , Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, HBOC, Screening And Prevention

Is it Safe to Get a Mammogram or Breast MRI During the Pandemic?

November 09, 2020

Is it Safe to Get a Mammogram or Breast MRI During the Pandemic?

Posted in: Risk Management , COVID19
Tags: Screening And Prevention

The community speaks out! Your thoughts on the USPSTF breast screening guideline changes.

December 03, 2009

The community speaks out! Your thoughts on the USPSTF breast screening guideline changes.

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Screening And Prevention, Cancer Screening

Making Postmastectomy Decisions: The Right Input is Critical

March 01, 2017

Making Postmastectomy Decisions: The Right Input is Critical

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat , XRAY
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Survivor, Screening And Prevention, Breast Reconstruction, Mastectomy

WISDOM Study: Investigating a Personalized Approach to Breast Cancer Screening

September 20, 2017

WISDOM Study: Investigating a Personalized Approach to Breast Cancer Screening

Posted in: Research
Tags: Hereditary Cancer Research, Genetic Counseling, Gene Testing, Personalized Medicine, Screening And Prevention, Mammogram

No Longer Alone: 1000 People Benefit from Personalized Cancer Risk Support

October 23, 2017

No Longer Alone: 1000 People Benefit from Personalized Cancer Risk Support

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: 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

Book: Understanding BRCA

December 12, 2017

Book: Understanding BRCA

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: BRCA, BRCA1, BRCA2, HBOC, Screening And Prevention

Solving for Y: Reaching Men About Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast, Ovarian, Pancreatic, Prostate And Related Cancers (HBOC)

June 17, 2018

Solving for Y: Reaching Men About Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast, Ovarian, Pancreatic, Prostate And Related Cancers (HBOC)

Posted in: Men With Mutations , Genetic Testing
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Counseling, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, HBOC, Prostate Cancer, USPSTF, Screening And Prevention, PALB2, PTEN, Pancreatic Cancer, Male Breast Cancer, CHEK2, ATM

You Don’t Need a Family History of Cancer to Benefit from Genetic Testing

November 28, 2018

You Don’t Need a Family History of Cancer to Benefit from Genetic Testing

Posted in: 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

Probably Someday Cancer: Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy

January 08, 2019

Probably Someday Cancer: Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, BRCA2, Screening And Prevention, Breast Reconstruction

Book: The Big Discovery

January 10, 2019

Book: The Big Discovery

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Screening And Prevention

My BRCA2 Story: Mastectomy Without Reconstruction

January 22, 2019

My BRCA2 Story: Mastectomy Without Reconstruction

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags: Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, BRCA2, Screening And Prevention, Mastectomy, No Reconstruction, Going Flat

Celebrating Twenty Years of Support

February 20, 2019

Celebrating Twenty Years of Support

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Screening And Prevention

FORCE and Other Groups Meet with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

February 22, 2019

FORCE and Other Groups Meet with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, Screening And Prevention, PALB2, ATM

A Deep Dive into Disparities: The Challenges and Opportunities of Reaching Out to the Underserved

March 08, 2019

A Deep Dive into Disparities: The Challenges and Opportunities of Reaching Out to the Underserved

Posted in: XRAY , Health Equity And Disparities
Tags: Hereditary Cancer, Genetic Testing, Screening And Prevention, Diversity, Minority, Health Disparities, Health Equity

Devin Sidell’s Lady Parts The Film

April 11, 2019

Devin Sidell’s Lady Parts The Film

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: BRCA, Previvor, Screening And Prevention