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August 24, 2020

Male Breast and Prostate Cancer and a BRCA1 VUS Diagnosis

Posted in: Stories
Tags: BRCA1 , Prostate Cancer , Male Breast Cancer , VUS , Variants Of Uncertain Significance

August 24, 2020

Overcoming Hereditary Breast Cancer Risks in the Haitian Community

Posted in: Health Equity And Disparities , Stories , Diversity And Inclusion
Tags: Breast Cancer , DCIS , Health Disparities , Health Equity , Haitian , Black Women

August 24, 2020

My Dad’s Cancer Diagnosis Made Me a Previvor at the Age of 22

Posted in: Stories
Tags: BRCA , Pancreatic Cancer , Men With Mutations , Support , Family Story

August 24, 2020

The Importance of Talking About Family Medical History: The Discussion That Led to My ATM and PALB2 Diagnosis

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Breast Cancer , PALB2 , ATM , Colorectal Cancer , Family Story , Family Tree

August 24, 2020

My Ashkenazi Jewish Heritage Increased My Risk for the BRCA2 Mutation That Led to My Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

Posted in: Stories
Tags: BRCA2 , Ovarian , Jewish , Family Story , Family Tree , Ashkenazi

August 24, 2020

I Am a CHEK2 Previvor

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Previvor , CHEK2

August 24, 2020

Love, Life and Lynch Syndrome

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Lynch Syndrome , Colorectal Cancer , Endometrial Cancer

August 24, 2020

Male Breast Cancer and a CHEK2 Mutation

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , Male Breast Cancer , CHEK2

August 01, 2020

A PALB2 Gene has Taken a Terrible Toll on my Family

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Genetic Testing , Previvor , PALB2

July 29, 2020

Improving Lives through Education—By Way of Science Writing

Posted in: XRAY
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Research

July 09, 2020

Advocacy Through Writing and Research

Posted in: Research
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Hereditary Cancer Research , Research Advocacy , Research Studies

July 08, 2020

How to Prepare for a Mastectomy Amid COVID and Other Life Events

Posted in: COVID19 , Cancer Treatment
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Previvor , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy , COVID19

July 04, 2020

Breast and Endometrial Cancer Leads to a Lynch Syndrome Diagnosis

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Lynch Syndrome , Endometrial Cancer

July 01, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight - Laurie Spiegel

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

May 22, 2020

I am a PALB2 Previvor

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , PALB2

May 21, 2020

Clinical Trials are Essential for Improving Healthcare

Posted in: Research , XRAY
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Ovarian Cancer , HBOC , Clinical Trials , Cancer Research , Research

May 20, 2020

Clinical Trials Helped Save My Life

Posted in: Research
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Research , COVID19

May 11, 2020

Wherever You are, Whatever You are Doing, Stop and Take a Breath

Posted in: Inspirational , COVID19 , Emotional Health And Well Being
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , COVID19 , Mental Health

May 10, 2020

Expanded Panel Testing Uncovered My ATM Mutation

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , ATM , Mastectomy

May 01, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight - Maria Serra & Cassie Kobeski

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

April 24, 2020

A Survivor’s Insight: There is Always a Silver Lining

Posted in: Inspirational , COVID19 , Emotional Health And Well Being
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , COVID19

April 08, 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic and Breast Cancer Surgery

Posted in: COVID19
Tags: COVID19 , Breast Surgery

March 31, 2020

Dealing with an Extra Helping of Stress

Posted in: COVID19 , Emotional Health And Well Being
Tags: BRCA , Genetics , Hereditary Cancer , HBOC , Lynch Syndrome , Cancer Risk , Inherited Mutations , COVID19

March 04, 2020

Learning I Had Lynch Syndrome Helped Save My Life

Posted in: Genetic Testing
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , Lynch Syndrome , Endometrial Cancer

March 01, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight - Eva May

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

February 19, 2020

New Medicare Genetic Testing Policy: What Does It Mean to Me?

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , Medicare , Multigenetesting , Tumorbiomarker

January 06, 2020

New PARP Inhibitor Approval for Pancreatic Cancer

Posted in: XRAY , Cancer Treatment
Tags: Pancreatic Cancer , PARP Inhibitor , Pancreatic Cancer Treatment , Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer

January 01, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight - Debbie Setuain, Romane Petit Joseph, Kirstin d'Incelli & Annie Brickel

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

November 19, 2019

FORCE Launches the New XRAY-Ovarian Cancer Program

Posted in: XRAY
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Ovarian Cancer , PARP Inhibitor , Cancer Research

November 01, 2019

Volunteer Spotlight - Carly Miller

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer