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August 01, 2024

A Fair Trial: The Foundations of Breast Cancer

Posted in: Books And Movies , Cancer Treatment
Tags: Breast Cancer , BRCA1 , BRCA2

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January 08, 2024

We All Love a Good Book or Movie

Posted in: Inspirational , Books And Movies
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Prophylactic Surgery , HBOC , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , PALB2 , PTEN , CHEK2 , ATM , Mastectomy

October 03, 2023

A FORCE-Endorsed Resource is Updated and Expanded!

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: Breast Cancer , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy

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July 17, 2023

Reverse the Curse

Posted in: Books And Movies , Stories , Previvor
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Women Of Color

February 27, 2023

This Boy We Made: The Beautiful Story of a Mother Advocating for Her Son’s Health and Ultimately Discovering Her Own BRCA2 Mutation in the Process

Posted in: Books And Movies , Stories , Fertility And Parenting , Diversity And Inclusion
Tags: BRCA2 , Health Disparities , Mental Health , Women Of Color

September 14, 2022

Living with Hereditary Cancer Risk: FORCE Takes Another Step Forward for the Hereditary Cancer Community

Posted in: Books And Movies , Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Screening And Prevention , Cancer Risk , Inherited Mutations

September 13, 2022

From Generation to Generation

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer

August 23, 2022

You Finished Treatment, Now What? A Field Guide for Cancer Survivors

Posted in: Books And Movies , Cancer Treatment
Tags: Breast Cancer , Ovarian Cancer , Cancer Treatment

April 19, 2022

The Civil Rights Challenge to Gene Patenting

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , Gene Patenting , Cancer Advocacy , Health Policy , Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act , Patient Advocacy

October 18, 2021

Review: The Breast Cancer Book

Posted in: Books And Movies , Cancer Treatment
Tags: Breast Cancer

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

October 09, 2019

Book: LAST CUT

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , Reconstruction Or Going Flat

April 11, 2019

Devin Sidell’s Lady Parts The Film

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

January 10, 2019

Book: The Big Discovery

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

January 08, 2019

Probably Someday Cancer: Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA2 , Screening And Prevention , Reconstruction Or Going Flat

September 12, 2018

Starting a Conversation about My Family Health History

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: BRCA , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Inherited Cancer

August 16, 2018

Book Blog: The Bucket List

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: BRCA1 , Risk-reducing Mastectomy

February 01, 2018

Book: The Breast Reconstruction Guidebook 

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat , Books And Movies
Tags: Breast Cancer , Prophylactic Mastectomy , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy , Breast Implants , TRAM , DIEP , Risk-reducing Mastectomy , Breast Cancer Surgery

January 31, 2018

Book: Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction: What’s Right for You

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy , No Reconstruction , Going Flat

November 20, 2017

Why is Mommy Having Surgery, She Looks Ok to Me

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: Prophylactic Mastectomy , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Talking To Children