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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

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Negative Gene Testing But Still High Risk

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Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Counseling , Variants Of Uncertain Significance , Coping With Risk

December 31, 2011

Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to FORCE

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Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 26, 2012

Previvor Day: A Solemn Celebration

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

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

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

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, 2022

FORCE is Grateful for the Genetic Counselors Who Volunteer for Us

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

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

November 15, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight – Kate Small, Certified Genetic Counselor

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: Genetic Counseling , Volunteer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 12, 2018

Starting a Conversation about My Family Health History

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

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 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

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

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

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