FORCE has expert knowledge of the laws and public policies that affect people and families facing hereditary cancer and advocates for this community.
I am here because:

I need to know more about genetic testing

I tested positive for an inherited mutation

I am at high risk for breast or ovarian cancer

I have Lynch syndrome

I have been diagnosed with breast cancer

I need to know more about colorectal cancer

I have Jewish ancestry

I need to know more about biomarker testing

I need to know more about endometrial cancer

I have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer

I need to know more about pancreatic cancer

I need to know more about prostate cancer

I need to know more about menopause

I am a healthcare provider

Privacy, Policy & Legal Issues > Laws & Protections
Laws and Protections
Learn about key laws and legal protections that impact people with, or at increased risk of, hereditary cancer including the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, Affordable Care Act, Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act and more; find information on how to file a grievance or complaint.
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Public Policy Initiatives
Get the latest on the legislative and regulatory policy issues in which FORCE is actively engaged—insurance coverage barriers, access to quality health care, genetic privacy and proections, drug development and safety—representing the unique needs of people and families affected by hereditary cancer.
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Advocacy Archive
Read about the advocacy initiatives that FORCE undertook in the past, ensuring that the voice of the hereditary cancer community was heard and laying the foundation for future progress—passage of National Heredtiary Cancer Week and Previvor Day, striking down the BRCA gene patents, and so much more.
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