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Volunteer Spotlight – Ashley Dedmon

January 04, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight – Ashley Dedmon

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

Courage and Strength are Inherited Too

December 28, 2020

Courage and Strength are Inherited Too

Posted in: Genetic Testing , Hereditary Cancer - General , Diversity And Inclusion , Caregivers
Tags: Lynch Syndrome , Colorectal Cancer

BRCA Family Traditions

December 10, 2020

BRCA Family Traditions

Posted in: Voices
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Mastectomy , Coping With Risk

My Previvor Journey: My Robotic Mastectomy

December 07, 2020

My Previvor Journey: My Robotic Mastectomy

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat , Voices
Tags: Mastectomy , Robotic

Previvor at 25 - The Beginning has just Begun

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

Pandemic Previvors

November 06, 2020

Pandemic Previvors

Posted in: COVID19
Tags: Previvor , Health , Pandemic , Medical Decisions

Volunteer Spotlight - Dana Tiller

October 30, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight - Dana Tiller

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

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

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

Finding Hope on the Other Side of Surgery After Learning of my ATM Mutation

October 15, 2020

Finding Hope on the Other Side of Surgery After Learning of my ATM Mutation

Posted in: Stories
Tags: ATM , Risk-reducing Mastectomy

This Cancer Ribbon is Not Pink

October 13, 2020

This Cancer Ribbon is Not Pink

Posted in: XRAY , Cancer Treatment
Tags: Breast Cancer , Exercise , Metastatic Breast Cancer , Support

Protections Against Genetic Discrimination vs. Pre-existing Conditions

October 09, 2020

Protections Against Genetic Discrimination vs. Pre-existing Conditions

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy
Tags: Affordable Care Act , Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Astrophysics Meets Breast Cancer Advocacy

October 08, 2020

Astrophysics Meets Breast Cancer Advocacy

Posted in: Decision Making
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA2 , Previvor , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Risk-reducing Mastectomy , Decision Making

MEET THE NEW FORCE: Many Mutations. Many Cancers. One Community.

September 25, 2020

MEET THE NEW FORCE: Many Mutations. Many Cancers. One Community.

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , #1FORCECommunity

Including Men in Breast Cancer Trials (Finally!)

September 03, 2020

Including Men in Breast Cancer Trials (Finally!)

Posted in: Research , Men With Mutations
Tags: Breast Cancer , Clinical Trials , Male Breast Cancer , CHEK2 , Research