This page provides important information and resources for members of the healthcare or research community who focus on hereditary cancers.
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Genetic Testing

Women with Mutations

Lynch Syndrome

Biomarker Testing

I've Tested Positive, Now What?

Genetics and Pancreatic Cancer

Men with Mutations

Managing Menopause

Genetics and Prostate Cancer

Genetics and Ovarian Cancer

Genetics and Endometrial Cancer

Genetics and Colorectal Cancer

Information for Healthcare Professionals

Information for Researchers

Genetics and Breast Cancer

Healthcare Providers and Researchers

The resources and information on this page may be helpful for professionals who focus on care, supportive services or research for people affected by hereditary cancers.

Provider Resources

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Continuing Education Opportunities

Understanding/Addressing Health Disparties to Improve Breast Cancer Care

Mental Health Care of Cancer Survivors Training (EMHCCS)

Educating Medical Providers About Breast Cancer in Young Women

Strategies to Reduce Implicit Bias in Cancer Survivorship Care: Provider and Patient Perspectives

Continuing Education Opportunities

Let’s Talk: Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer Survivorship

Early Onset Breast Cancer (EOBC) Education

Triage Cancer CE for Physicians and Nurses on Insurance and Finance Intensive

Hereditary Cancer Syndromes: Are Your Patients at Risk?

Digital Health Information: Media Coverage and Impact on Patients (Playback is available but no longer offering CEUs)

Engaging Patients in Research

Featured research studies

Find clinical trials enrolling people with inherited mutations

Collaborate with FORCE in your research efforts

Take our researcher survey on patient engagement

XRAY Program: behind the cancer research headlines

Help Your Patients Find Support

Local volunteers

Personalized support

Support meetings or events

Message boards

Webinar: Coping with Hereditary Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Stories from the community

Subscribe to our updates

Toll-free helpline in English and Spanish

Policy and Legal Protections

Public policy priorities

Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)

GINA protections against health insurance discrimination  

GINA protections against discrimination in employment and wellness programs

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Information and Guidelines

Signs of an inherited mutation

Who should consider genetic counseling and testing?

How to find a genetics expert

Gene mutations and the cancers they cause

Risk, management and treatment guidelines by gene mutation

Finding Experts for Referrals

Comprehensive cancer centers

Genetic counselors

Licensed acupuncturists

Fertility experts

Menopause experts

Physical therapists

Accredited sleep centers

Nutritionists

Sexual health experts

Paying for Care

Paying for genetic services

Paying for screening

Paying for risk-reducing surgery

Paying for treatment

Paying for clinical trial participation

Health insurance appeals

Webinar: Navigating Insurance Challenges with an Inherited Mutation