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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

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November 12, 2024

Recognizing the Emotional Needs of Previvors

Posted in: Risk Management , Emotional Health And Well Being , Screening And Prevention , Previvor
Tags: Genetic Counseling , Previvor , Screening And Prevention , Mental Health

November 01, 2024

Using Our Family Experiences to Help Others

Posted in: Risk Management , Decision Making , Partnerships , Featured Partner
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Previvor , RAD51D , Inherited Mutations , Ovarian Cancer Prevention , Women Of Color , Breast Cancer Prevention , Partner

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August 22, 2024

Register Today for the Prevent Cancer Dialogue on Updates in Early Detection: Prostate Cancer Screening

Posted in: Risk Management , Health Equity And Disparities , Screening And Prevention , Partnerships
Tags: Genetics , Prostate Cancer , Cancer Early Detection , Men With Mutations , Minority Cancer Awareness , Partner

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

November 16, 2021

Headline Hype: One simple blood test to detect 50 cancers? Not yet

Posted in: Risk Management , XRAY
Tags: Previvor , Screening And Prevention

October 12, 2021

Study Seeks to Prevent Cancer and Extend Quality of Life for Women at Increased Genetic Risk of Ovarian Cancer

Posted in: Research , Risk Management
Tags: Ovarian Cancer , BRCA1 , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Screening And Prevention

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

May 01, 2014

How Do Women Decide Whether Or Not To Remove Their Uterus During BSO?

Posted in: Risk Management , Decision Making
Tags: BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Prophylactic Surgery , Risk-reducing Salpingo-oophorectomy , Hysterectomy

September 20, 2013

What is Pelvic Health Rehabilitation?

Posted in: Risk Management , Quality Of Life
Tags: Oophorectomy , Surgical Risk , Pelvic Health , Hysterectomy

January 17, 2013

Drawing Attention To High-risk Screening

Posted in: Risk Management , Guidelines
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Hereditary Cancer Research , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Survivor , Ovarian Cancer Early Detection , HBOC , USPSTF , Screening And Prevention

December 03, 2012

Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Screening Mammography

Posted in: Research , Risk Management
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Hereditary Cancer Research , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , Young Survivor , HBOC , USPSTF , Screening And Prevention