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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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Hope Scarves: A Legacy of Comfort and Solidarity for People with Cancer

Guidance for Colonoscopies for the Neurodivergent and Everyone Else

Launch of MBCure

What do the executive orders mean for people with cancer?

Volunteer Spotlight - Roberta Opper

April 29, 2022

Volunteer Spotlight – Mike Philbin

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: BRCA2 , Prostate Cancer , Men With Mutations , FORCE , Volunteer

March 30, 2021

Understanding Breast Implant Risks

Posted in: Guidelines , XRAY
Tags: Cancer Prevention , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA2 , Prophylactic Surgery , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy , Risk-reducing Mastectomy

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April 05, 2021

Why So Many of Us Quit Taking Tamoxifen

Posted in: XRAY , Quality Of Life
Tags: Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , BRCA2 , Prophylactic Surgery

July 27, 2023

"An Individual Doesn't Get Cancer, a Family Does"

Posted in: Stories
Tags: BRCA2 , Triple Negative Breast Cancer , Advanced Breast Cancer

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

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

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

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

September 05, 2021

A Different Kind of Trial: A Litigation Attorney's Take on Being in a National Institutes of Health Clinical Trial

Posted in: Research , Men With Mutations
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA2 , Prostate Cancer , Clinical Trials , Volunteer

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

April 27, 2018

The Lights of May

Posted in: Inspirational
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Prophylactic Surgery , Survivor , Oophorectomy , Talking To Children

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

April 10, 2012

Voices: Pancreatic Cancer Screening

Posted in: Inspirational , Voices
Tags: BRCA2 , Pancreatic Cancer Detection

June 26, 2012

Lucky 21 - For Dan

Posted in: Inspirational , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Ovarian Cancer , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Prophylactic Surgery , Survivor , Young Survivor , HBOC

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

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

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

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

September 26, 2012

Previvor Day: A Solemn Celebration

Posted in: Inspirational , Voices
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Genetic Counseling , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor

October 31, 2012

A Healing Light From Within

Posted in: Inspirational , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Survivor , Young Survivor , HBOC

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

September 20, 2021

Understanding BRCA1/2 Previvors’ Information and Support Needs

Posted in: Previvor
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor

December 12, 2012

Clinical Trials for Hereditary Cancer: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Posted in: Research
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Hereditary Cancer Research , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , FDA , Clinical Trials , PARP Inhibitor

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

April 01, 2024

Keepers of the Flame Foundation

Posted in: Genetic Testing , Decision Making , Partnerships , Featured Partner
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA2 , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy , Coping With Risk , Peer Support , Partner

July 24, 2006

Voices: Two Days of Inspiration and Answers

Posted in: Inspirational , Voices
Tags: Breast Cancer , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA2 , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , DCIS

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

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

June 29, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight - Mary Foti

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , BRCA2 , Volunteer

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

October 03, 2022

Why I Chose Preventive Mastectomy

Posted in: Stories , Previvor
Tags: Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA2 , Previvor , Decision Making

June 30, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight - Scott Lanman

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight , Caregivers
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Peer Navigation , Support , Volunteer

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

June 14, 2023

Reflections on 10 Years Without Gene Patents

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

June 14, 2021

Surviving, and Thriving, as a Dad with a Cancer Gene Mutation

Posted in: Men With Mutations , Stories
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA2 , Men With Mutations

February 11, 2022

BRCA2, Early-Stage Prostate Cancer and a Decision at 54

Posted in: Men With Mutations , Stories
Tags: BRCA , BRCA2 , Prostate Cancer

September 21, 2022

Getting Past the Shock of a Previvor Diagnosis and Making a Plan

Posted in: Stories , Previvor
Tags: BRCA2 , Previvor , Medical Decisions

April 05, 2022

“You are BRCA2-Positive”: Studies that Have Helped Me

Posted in: Research , Stories
Tags: BRCA , Ovarian Cancer , BRCA2 , Research Studies

March 14, 2023

Clinical Trials for BRCA2 Pancreatic and Prostate Cancer and Collaboration between Cancer Centers Saved My Life—Twice!

Posted in: Research , Men With Mutations , Stories
Tags: BRCA2 , Prostate Cancer , Clinical Trials , Pancreatic Cancer , Research

August 24, 2020

A Mother and Daughter: BRCA2 Mutation and Lynch Syndrome

Posted in: Stories
Tags: BRCA2 , Lynch Syndrome , Uterine Cancer , Endometrial Cancer

April 08, 2022

Partner Spotlight: Sharsheret

Posted in: XRAY , Partnerships , Featured Partner
Tags: Breast Cancer , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Metastatic Breast Cancer , Partner

August 24, 2020

A New Job, a New City and a New BRCA2 Diagnosis

Posted in: Stories
Tags: BRCA2 , Peer Navigation , Support

June 20, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight - Kim Horner

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: BRCA2 , Volunteer

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

August 24, 2020

I Am BRCA2 Positive. At 31, Who Would Have Guessed?

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Breast Cancer , BRCA2 , Cancer Advocacy

February 23, 2017

Post-Reconstruction Thoughts on “Going Flat”

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat , XRAY
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , HBOC , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy

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

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

February 27, 2023

This Boy We Made: The Beautiful Story of a Mother Advocating for Her Son’s Health and Ultimately Discovering Her Own BRCA2 Mutation in the Process

Posted in: Books And Movies , Stories , Fertility And Parenting , Diversity And Inclusion
Tags: BRCA2 , Health Disparities , Mental Health , Women Of Color

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

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

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

February 07, 2018

Why I Chose Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer

Posted in: Men With Mutations , Cancer Treatment
Tags: BRCA2 , HBOC , Pancreatic Cancer , Cancer Research , Immunotherapy , Immunooncology , Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

January 04, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight – Ashley Dedmon

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

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 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

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

A 20th Anniversary Message to Sue and to You: Words of Inspiration From FORCE

Posted in: Inspirational , FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , BRCA1 , BRCA2

January 08, 2019

Probably Someday Cancer: Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA2 , Screening And Prevention , Reconstruction Or Going Flat

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

April 29, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight – Tanya Temkin

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: Ovarian Cancer , BRCA2 , Volunteer

February 20, 2019

Celebrating Twenty Years of Support

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , Screening And Prevention

August 24, 2020

How a BRCA2 Diagnosis and Breast Cancer Enabled Me to Help Others

Posted in: Stories
Tags: Breast Cancer , BRCA2 , DCIS

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

September 16, 2019

The Gift of More Options

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

September 30, 2019

My Experience As A Male Previvor

Posted in: Men With Mutations
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA2 , Previvor , HBOC , Inherited Cancer , Cancer Screening , Germline Mutations

December 15, 2009

BRCA2 and Fanconi Anemia

Posted in: Voices
Tags: BRCA2 , Fanconi Anemia

August 01, 2024

A Fair Trial: The Foundations of Breast Cancer

Posted in: Books And Movies , Cancer Treatment
Tags: Breast Cancer , BRCA1 , BRCA2

October 21, 2024

Results from FORCE’s 2024 Survey Highlighting the Needs of People at High Risk for Breast Cancer

Posted in: Genetic Testing , FORCE And FORCE Impact , Emotional Health And Well Being , Previvor
Tags: Breast Cancer , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , PALB2 , CHEK2 , ATM

October 31, 2024

Previvor Decisions: Choosing Prophylactic Mastectomy

Posted in: Decision Making , Fertility And Parenting
Tags: Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA2 , Previvor , Decision Making

March 12, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight - Roberta Opper

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: BRCA2 , Research Advocacy , Volunteer