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Step-by-step: My kick-off talk for the Relay-for-Life

April 16, 2011

Step-by-step: My kick-off talk for the Relay-for-Life

Posted in: Inspirational
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, Survivor, Young Survivor

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Of Holiday Miracles and Possibilities

December 24, 2011

Of Holiday Miracles and Possibilities

Posted in: Inspirational, Voices
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Gene Testing, Survivor, HBOC

Exclusive gene patent on BRCA: Adding burden to an already overburdened community

February 22, 2012

Exclusive gene patent on BRCA: Adding burden to an already overburdened community

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy, Research
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, FDA, SACGHS, Previvor, Gene Testing, Survivor, Gene Patenting

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Why Shouldn’t We Have It All?

March 05, 2012

Why Shouldn’t We Have It All?

Posted in: Inspirational, Voices
Tags: 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

Voices of FORCE: Knowledge IS Power

March 16, 2012

Voices of FORCE: Knowledge IS Power

Posted in: Inspirational, Voices
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Prophylactic Surgery, Gene Testing, Survivor

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, Gene Testing, Survivor, Exercise, Fitness, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, HBOC

April 27, 2012

13 Tips for Incorporating Fitness into Your Life

Posted in: Health And Fitness
Tags: BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Gene Testing, Survivor, Exercise, Fitness

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 01, 2012

13 Facts that Men with Hereditary Cancer Risk Should Know

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Men With Mutations
Tags: BRCA, Genetics, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, BRCA1, BRCA2, Previvor, Survivor, Prostate Cancer, USPSTF

June 12, 2012

A Public Response to Dr. Ivan Oransky

Posted in: 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, Gene Testing, Survivor, Young Survivor, Exercise, Ovarian Cancer Early Detection, HBOC

June 26, 2012

Lucky 21 - For Dan

Posted in: Inspirational , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Ovarian Cancer, Prophylactic Mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, Prophylactic Surgery, Survivor, Young Survivor, HBOC

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

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

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

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

August 24, 2020

I Knew There Was an Explanation for the Cancer in My Family, Including My Own Three Diagnoses

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Survivor

April 18, 2014

Voices of FORCE

Posted in: Inspirational , Voices
Tags: Survivor

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

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

May 30, 2018

Where's FORCE? March and April

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA, Hereditary Cancer, Breast Cancer, Hereditary Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing, Survivor, HBOC, PALB2, Cancer Advocacy, Pancreatic Cancer, ATM