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October 30, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight - Dana Tiller

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , FORCE , Volunteer

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June 22, 2022

What Chris Evert’s Story Can Teach the World about Genetic Testing

Posted in: Genetic Testing , XRAY
Tags: Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , Variants Of Uncertain Significance

April 16, 2011

Step-by-step: My kick-off talk for the Relay-for-Life

Posted in: Inspirational
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Testing , BRCA2 , Previvor , Survivor , Young Survivor

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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

June 14, 2022

Not All Genetic Tests are Created Equal

Posted in: Genetic Testing
Tags: Genetic Testing

December 24, 2011

Of Holiday Miracles and Possibilities

Posted in: Inspirational , Voices
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Testing , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Survivor , HBOC

December 31, 2011

Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to FORCE

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor

August 30, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight – Faith Miller

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , Volunteer , American Sign Language

March 16, 2012

Voices of FORCE: Knowledge IS Power

Posted in: Inspirational , Voices
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Survivor

October 21, 2020

Doing a Better Job at Reaching LatinX People and Families about Hereditary Cancer

Posted in: Health Equity And Disparities , Diversity And Inclusion
Tags: Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Health Disparities , Research

April 02, 2012

Overall Health: Addressing the Big Picture

Posted in: Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Hereditary Cancer Research , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Survivor , Exercise , Fitness , Ovarian Cancer Early Detection , HBOC

April 27, 2012

13 Tips for Incorporating Fitness into Your Life

Posted in: Health And Fitness
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Hereditary Cancer Research , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , Survivor , Exercise , Fitness

May 10, 2020

Expanded Panel Testing Uncovered My ATM Mutation

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

June 10, 2022

Behind the Scenes of an Awareness Video: How a Genetic Support Foundation and BRCA Patients are Making a Difference

Posted in: Featured Partner
Tags: BRCA , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Partner

June 01, 2012

13 Facts that Men with Hereditary Cancer Risk Should Know

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Men With Mutations
Tags: BRCA , Genetics , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , Survivor , Prostate Cancer , USPSTF

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

March 01, 2023

Lynch Syndrome Lurked in My Family’s Genes for Years Before Colon Cancer Took My Son

Posted in: Men With Mutations , Stories , Diversity And Inclusion
Tags: Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Lynch Syndrome , Colorectal Cancer

July 10, 2012

13 Things That Jewish People Should Know About Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer

Posted in: Genetic Testing
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Jewish

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

March 05, 2012

Why Shouldn’t We Have It All?

Posted in: Inspirational , Voices
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Hereditary Cancer Research , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Survivor , Young Survivor , Ovarian Cancer Early Detection , HBOC

September 06, 2012

13 Developments That Have Helped the HBOC Community

Posted in: Hereditary Cancer - General
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Hereditary Cancer Research , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Testing , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA2 , Previvor , Ovarian Cancer Early Detection , Oophorectomy

February 24, 2013

Hopeful Progress in Ovarian Cancer Prevention Research

Posted in: Research
Tags: BRCA , Cancer Prevention , Hereditary Cancer Research , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Prophylactic Surgery , Ovarian Cancer Early Detection , Screening And Prevention

July 10, 2023

Song Turns a Curse into a Blessing

Posted in: Stories
Tags: BRCA , Genetic Testing

February 13, 2023

Preventative Surgeries at Age 32 Because of My BRCA1 Gene Mutation

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Breast Cancer , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , Risk-reducing Salpingo-oophorectomy , Mental Health , Coping With Risk

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

January 13, 2023

Learning about My Mother’s PALB2 Mutation was a Gift to Our Family

Posted in: Genetic Testing , FORCE And FORCE Impact , Emotional Health And Well Being
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , PALB2 , FORCE , Coping With Risk

April 03, 2023

BRCA1 On Top of Lynch Syndrome, An Unexpected Finding for Our Family

Posted in: Risk Management , Genetic Testing , Stories , Family Communication
Tags: Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , Lynch Syndrome

March 15, 2018

Headline Hype: A Picture as Misleading as a Thousand Words

Posted in: XRAY
Tags: Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , 23andme , DTC , Direct To Consumer

November 10, 2020

Previvor at 25 - The Beginning has just Begun

Posted in: XRAY , Health Equity And Disparities , Previvor , Diversity And Inclusion
Tags: Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , Previvor , HBOC

November 10, 2022

FORCE is Grateful for the Genetic Counselors Who Volunteer for Us

Posted in: Supporting FORCE , Genetic Testing
Tags: Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing

November 09, 2018

Updates to the Practice Guidelines for Hereditary Cancer

Posted in: Guidelines
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Genetic Testing , Prostate Cancer , PALB2 , ATM , Lynch Syndrome , Men With Mutations , NCCN , FANCA

June 14, 2023

Reflections on 10 Years Without Gene Patents

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Advocacy , FORCE

January 03, 2022

Volunteer Spotlight – Will and Maddie

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , LGBTQ , Volunteer

August 16, 2022

JSCREEN and K.I.C.K. Partner to Kick Cancer with Genetic Testing

Posted in: Genetic Testing , Partnerships , Featured Partner
Tags: Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Partner

November 19, 2021

Conference Session Highlight: I'm Not White, Can I Still Have a Mutation?

Posted in: Genetic Testing , Health Equity And Disparities
Tags: Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Health Disparities , Health Equity

July 13, 2022

The National Alliance for Hispanic Health Supports Diverse Communities Participation in Health Research Through NIH’s “All of Us Research Program”

Posted in: Research , Health Equity And Disparities , Diversity And Inclusion , Partnerships , Featured Partner
Tags: Genetic Testing , Patient Advocacy , Health Disparities , Research , Health Equity , Partner

June 30, 2022

Volunteer Spotlight – Debbie Lesser

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , Volunteer , American Sign Language

August 24, 2020

Male Breast Cancer and a CHEK2 Mutation

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

May 17, 2022

A new tool is helping families conduct life-saving conversations about hereditary cancer

Posted in: Family Communication
Tags: Genetic Testing

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

June 17, 2018

Solving for Y: Reaching Men About Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast, Ovarian, Pancreatic, Prostate And Related Cancers (HBOC)

Posted in: Men With Mutations , Genetic Testing
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , HBOC , Prostate Cancer , USPSTF , Screening And Prevention , PALB2 , PTEN , Pancreatic Cancer , Male Breast Cancer , CHEK2 , ATM

January 06, 2022

Debbie Denardi: Finding Community With Hereditary Cancer

Posted in: Genetic Testing , Stories , Diversity And Inclusion
Tags: Genetic Testing , Family Story

January 13, 2021

Tracing Our Family Mutation to an Unlikely Place

Posted in: Genetic Testing
Tags: Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , Inherited Mutations

August 06, 2012

Applying Personalized Medicine to Disease Screening and Prevention

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: BRCA , Genetics , Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Hereditary Cancer Research , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Prophylactic Surgery , Survivor , Ovarian Cancer Early Detection , HBOC , Prostate Cancer , PSA , USPSTF , Early Detection , Personalized Medicine , Screening And Prevention

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

January 04, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight – Ashley Dedmon

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight , Diversity And Inclusion
Tags: Genetic Testing , BRCA2

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

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

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

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

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

April 12, 2018

PARP Inhibitors and Hereditary Cancer: What’s New?

Posted in: Research , Cancer Treatment
Tags: BRCA , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , PALB2 , Pancreatic Cancer , ATM , Gene Panel Testing , Metastatic Breast Cancer , Ovarian Cancer Treatment , PARP Inhibitor , Cancer Research , Advanced Breast Cancer , Inherited Mutations , Prostate Cancer Treatment , Metastatic Prostate Cancer , Cancer Targeted Therapy

November 02, 2017

When Breast Cancer Treatment Ends: Thoughts On "Can Breast Cancer Come Back?" XRAYS Review

Posted in: XRAY
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , HBOC , DCIS

May 11, 2018

Battling BRCA: International Conference in Iceland on BRCA and Cancer

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , BRCA2 , Previvor , Ovarian Cancer Early Detection , HBOC , Icelandic Founder Mutation

June 14, 2018

Me and My MSH6 Mutation: Ever Searching for Answers

Posted in: XRAY , Stories
Tags: BRCA , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Lynch Syndrome , Breast Cancer Risk , MSH6

May 14, 2018

Patrick Dempsey Presents CURE Media Ovarian Cancer Hero Awards

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , Prophylactic Surgery , Ovarian Cancer Early Detection , HBOC , Fallopian Tube Cancer , Primary Peritoneal Cancer

September 12, 2018

Starting a Conversation about My Family Health History

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

September 21, 2018

Headline Hype: Media Report on BRCA1 Variant Research Plays on Fears

Posted in: XRAY
Tags: BRCA , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , Mastectomy , VUS , Genetics Research , Variants Of Uncertain Significance

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

November 28, 2018

You Don’t Need a Family History of Cancer to Benefit from Genetic Testing

Posted in: Men With Mutations , Genetic Testing , Guidelines
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Prostate Cancer , Screening And Prevention , Pancreatic Cancer

January 10, 2019

Book: The Big Discovery

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

January 22, 2019

My BRCA2 Story: Mastectomy Without Reconstruction

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags: Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , BRCA2 , Screening And Prevention , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy , No Reconstruction , Going Flat

March 08, 2019

A Deep Dive into Disparities: The Challenges and Opportunities of Reaching Out to the Underserved

Posted in: XRAY , Health Equity And Disparities
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , Screening And Prevention , Diversity , Minority , Health Disparities , Health Equity

May 30, 2019

Alert: Cancer Genetic Testing Should Be Performed in the Health Care Setting

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Genetic Testing
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Inherited Mutations , 23andme

June 27, 2019

Men Can Have Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy

Posted in: Men With Mutations , Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags: Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Male Breast Cancer , Men With Mutations

July 11, 2019

Protect Yourself, Your Friends and Family from Fraudulent Genetic Testing

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2

July 15, 2019

Breast Cancer Patients Need More Information on Precision Medicine, Tumor Testing and Genetics

Posted in: Cancer Treatment
Tags: Breast Cancer , Genetic Testing , Personalized Medicine , Precision Medicine , Tumor Testing , Molecular Biomarkers , Biomarker Testing , Genomic Testing , Pathology Report

August 07, 2019

FORCE Advocates Attend Project LEAD

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , Previvor , Research Advocacy , Research

August 12, 2019

My CDH1 Mutation and Why I Chose Preventive Gastrectomy

Posted in: Risk Management , Men With Mutations , Genetic Testing , Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , Previvor , CDH1

August 29, 2019

The Mastectomy Club

Posted in: Voices
Tags: Genetic Testing , Prophylactic Mastectomy , Previvor

September 16, 2019

The Gift of More Options

Posted in: Genetic Testing
Tags: Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Testing , BRCA2

May 22, 2020

I am a PALB2 Previvor

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

October 09, 2019

Book: LAST CUT

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

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

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

December 04, 2024

BRCA1: Grandmother, Mother… Me

Posted in: Risk Management , Menopause , Stories , Voices
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Testing , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , Ovarian Cancer Prevention , Breast Reconstruction , Veterans

December 19, 2024

Mayberry Memorial: Dedicated to Helping Lynch Syndrome Families

Posted in: Screening And Prevention , Hereditary Cancer - General , Decision Making , Partnerships , Featured Partner
Tags: Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Previvor , Lynch Syndrome , Colorectal Cancer , Medical Decisions , Endometrial Cancer , Partner