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Study Seeks to Prevent Cancer and Extend Quality of Life for Women at Increased Genetic Risk of Ovarian Cancer

October 12, 2021

Study Seeks to Prevent Cancer and Extend Quality of Life for Women at Increased Genetic Risk of Ovarian Cancer

Posted in: Research , Risk Management
Tags: Ovarian Cancer , BRCA1 , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Screening And Prevention

TELETIES is the Strong-Grip, No-Rip Hair Tie That Gives Back

October 06, 2021

TELETIES is the Strong-Grip, No-Rip Hair Tie That Gives Back

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact , Partnerships
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer

Understanding BRCA1/2 Previvors’ Information and Support Needs

September 20, 2021

Understanding BRCA1/2 Previvors’ Information and Support Needs

Posted in: Previvor
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor

After Three Cancer Diagnoses and a Positive BRCA Test, Endometrial Cancer

September 09, 2021

After Three Cancer Diagnoses and a Positive BRCA Test, Endometrial Cancer

Posted in: Stories
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Uterine Cancer , Endometrial Cancer

A Different Kind of Trial: A Litigation Attorney's Take on Being in a National Institutes of Health Clinical Trial

September 05, 2021

A Different Kind of Trial: A Litigation Attorney's Take on Being in a National Institutes of Health Clinical Trial

Posted in: Research , Men With Mutations
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA2 , Prostate Cancer , Clinical Trials , Volunteer

National Hereditary Cancer Week 2021

September 01, 2021

National Hereditary Cancer Week 2021

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact , Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags: Previvor , Nationalhereditarycancerweek

Volunteer Spotlight – Faith Miller

August 30, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight – Faith Miller

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , Volunteer , Americansignlanguage

Volunteer Spotlight - Scott Lanman

June 30, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight - Scott Lanman

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight , Caregivers
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Peer Navigation , Support , Volunteer

One Woman’s Breast Cancer Journey: It’s Not Just About the Breast

June 21, 2021

One Woman’s Breast Cancer Journey: It’s Not Just About the Breast

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , BRCA1 , Coping With Risk

Surviving, and Thriving, as a Dad with a Cancer Gene Mutation

June 14, 2021

Surviving, and Thriving, as a Dad with a Cancer Gene Mutation

Posted in: Men With Mutations , Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA2 , Men With Mutations

Actor Chad Boseman’s Death Raises Questions about Colorectal Cancer in African Americans

June 14, 2021

Actor Chad Boseman’s Death Raises Questions about Colorectal Cancer in African Americans

Posted in: XRAY , Health Equity And Disparities
Tags: Screening And Prevention , Health Disparities , Health Equity , Colorectal Cancer

Living Life to its Fullest with an ATM Mutation in a Coronavirus Pandemic

June 11, 2021

Living Life to its Fullest with an ATM Mutation in a Coronavirus Pandemic

Posted in: Stories
Tags: ATM , COVID19

Regaining Breast Sensation After Mastectomy

May 13, 2021

Regaining Breast Sensation After Mastectomy

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags: Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Risk-reducing Mastectomy , Quality Of Life

Did Breastfeeding my Daughter Reduce my Ovarian Cancer Risk?

May 03, 2021

Did Breastfeeding my Daughter Reduce my Ovarian Cancer Risk?

Posted in: XRAY , Previvor
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Ovarian Cancer , Previvor , Screening And Prevention