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November 01, 2017

Volunteer Spotlight - Annette Seelig

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

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

October 12, 2017

Patients Weigh In On Review of PARP Inhibitors for Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Cancer Treatment
Tags: Ovarian Cancer , PARP Inhibitor , Patient Advocacy

September 20, 2017

WISDOM Study: Investigating a Personalized Approach to Breast Cancer Screening

Posted in: Research
Tags: Hereditary Cancer Research , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Personalized Medicine , Screening And Prevention , Mammogram

September 19, 2017

Insurance Coverage for Clinical Trial Participation: Significant Barriers Remain

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Research
Tags: Clinical Trials , Medicare , Insurance , Medicaid

September 01, 2017

Volunteer Spotlight - Tammy Li

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

August 22, 2017

100th XRAYS: 5 Lessons We Have Learned

Posted in: XRAY
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Young Survivor , HBOC , PALB2 , ATM , Health Journalism , Breast Cancer Risk , Young Onset Breast Cancer

August 17, 2017

Working with Industry to Increase Patient Engagement in Drug Development

Posted in: Research
Tags: Hereditary Cancer Research , Patient Advocacy , Patient-centered Outcomes , Patient Engagement , Cancer Research , Precision Medicine

July 25, 2017

Why I Asked My Mom to Undergo Genetic Testing After Her Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

Posted in: Genetic Testing
Tags: Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Testing

July 01, 2017

Volunteer Spotlight - Kate Robins

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

June 01, 2017

Chemo and Hair Loss Is More Than a Vanity Issue

Posted in: XRAY
Tags: Young Breast Cancer Survivor , Chemotherapy , Hairloss

May 18, 2017

Science and the Media: Help vs. Hype

Posted in: XRAY
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer

May 11, 2017

Fueling Patient-Focused Health Care

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , HBOC , Personalized Medicine , Health Policy , Patient Advocacy

May 03, 2017

Genetic Testing Informs Important Medical Decisions for Three Generations in a Family

Posted in: Genetic Testing
Tags: Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , Prophylactic Surgery

May 01, 2017

Volunteer Spotlight - Jan Gronemeyer

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

April 23, 2017

Reflections on the March for Science

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: Research , Insurance , March For Science , Science

April 10, 2017

Introducing Myself to the FORCE Community

Posted in: Research
Tags: Xray

March 30, 2017

Genetic Testing Results In An Early Stage Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

Posted in: Genetic Testing
Tags: Ovarian Cancer , Early Detection

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 , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy

March 01, 2017

Volunteer Spotlight - Jill Oster, Janelle Morrison & Katrina Wells

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

February 27, 2017

After Mastectomy: Go Flat or Reconstruct

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags: Reconstruction Or Going Flat , No Reconstruction , Going Flat , Decision Making

February 23, 2017

Post-Reconstruction Thoughts on “Going Flat”

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat , XRAY
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , HBOC , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy

January 26, 2017

Flawed Research and Reporting on the “Angelina Effect” Could Threaten Access to HBOC Care

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , XRAY
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Hereditary Cancer Research , Genetic Testing , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA2 , Previvor , HBOC , PALB2 , CHEK2 , ATM

January 19, 2017

My Experience with Ovarian Cancer: Surprise, Shock, Genetic Testing and Survival

Posted in: Voices
Tags: Genetic Testing , Ovarian Cancer Treatment , No Known Mutation , Ovaria

January 12, 2017

FORCE XRAY Program Empowers Young Breast Cancer Survivors

Posted in: XRAY
Tags: Breast Cancer

January 01, 2017

Volunteer Spotlight - Susan Davis

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

November 01, 2016

Volunteer Spotlight - Jane Herman

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

September 01, 2016

Volunteer Spotlight - Rosemary Ciotti

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

July 01, 2016

Volunteer Spotlight - Teri Woodhull

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

May 01, 2016

Volunteer Spotlight - Marleah Dean Kruzel

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer