Stories
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BRCA1: Grandmother, Mother… Me
December 04, 2024
My Journey from Risk-Reducing Mastectomy to Marathon Canoeing
November 25, 2024
I am Because My Mom Was
June 07, 2024
"An Individual Doesn't Get Cancer, a Family Does"
July 27, 2023
Reverse the Curse
July 17, 2023
Song Turns a Curse into a Blessing
July 10, 2023
Preventative Surgeries at Age 32 Because of My BRCA1 Gene Mutation
February 13, 2023
Why I Chose Preventive Mastectomy
October 03, 2022
Getting Past the Shock of a Previvor Diagnosis and Making a Plan
September 21, 2022
“You are BRCA2-Positive”: Studies that Have Helped Me
April 05, 2022
BRCA2, Early-Stage Prostate Cancer and a Decision at 54
February 11, 2022
Debbie Denardi: Finding Community With Hereditary Cancer
January 06, 2022
The Many Faces of FORCE - Videos from Our Members
December 16, 2021
Do Not Wait: Empowering Other Families by Sharing My Story
October 28, 2021
After Three Cancer Diagnoses and a Positive BRCA Test, Endometrial Cancer
September 09, 2021
Hereditary Colorectal Cancer: My AFAP Story
January 25, 2021
I Beat Three Cancers Caused by a BRCA1 Mutation
August 25, 2020
PARP Inhibitor Treatment Is Helping My Pancreatic Cancer
August 24, 2020
Living with Lynch Syndrome
August 24, 2020
Luck Is More Than Just A Rainbow: A PALB2 Previvor's Story
August 24, 2020
I Am a Proud Previvor
August 24, 2020
A New Job, a New City and a New BRCA2 Diagnosis
August 24, 2020
Breast Cancer and a CHEK2 Mutation AT 28
August 24, 2020
I Am a Proud Male Previvor
August 24, 2020
My BRCA1 Mutation Came From My Spanish Grandmother
August 24, 2020
A Brother and Sister Breast Cancer Story
August 24, 2020
I Am BRCA2 Positive. At 31, Who Would Have Guessed?
August 24, 2020
It’s Not Easy to Be a Male Cancer Survivor
August 24, 2020
MI HISTORIA FAMILIAR HISPANA DE BRCA
August 24, 2020
Thyroid Cancer and a CHEK2 Genetic Mutation
August 24, 2020
A Mother and Daughter: BRCA2 Mutation and Lynch Syndrome
August 24, 2020
My ATM Breast Cancer Story
August 24, 2020
Breast Cancer and Then a PALB2 Mutation Inherited From My Father
August 24, 2020
A Family Tree Full of CHEK2 Breast Cancer
August 24, 2020
Male Breast and Prostate Cancer and a BRCA1 VUS Diagnosis
August 24, 2020
My Dad’s Cancer Diagnosis Made Me a Previvor at the Age of 22
August 24, 2020
I Am a CHEK2 Previvor
August 24, 2020
Love, Life and Lynch Syndrome
August 24, 2020
Male Breast Cancer and a CHEK2 Mutation
August 24, 2020
A PALB2 Gene has Taken a Terrible Toll on my Family
August 01, 2020
I am a PALB2 Previvor
May 22, 2020
Expanded Panel Testing Uncovered My ATM Mutation
May 10, 2020
My CDH1 Mutation and Why I Chose Preventive Gastrectomy
August 12, 2019
Me and My MSH6 Mutation: Ever Searching for Answers
June 14, 2018