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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

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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

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Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Survivor

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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

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 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

April 24, 2015

Voices: Widening the Conversation Previvor Discourses and the Power of Stories

Posted in: Voices , Decision Making
Tags: Prophylactic Mastectomy , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Decision Making , Family Story

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

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

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

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 03, 2017

Genetic Testing Informs Important Medical Decisions for Three Generations in a Family

Posted in: Genetic Testing
Tags: Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , Prophylactic Surgery

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

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 20, 2017

Why is Mommy Having Surgery, She Looks Ok to Me

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: Prophylactic Mastectomy , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Talking To Children

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

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

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

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

November 25, 2024

My Journey from Risk-Reducing Mastectomy to Marathon Canoeing

Posted in: Health And Fitness , Stories , Voices , Quality Of Life , Hereditary Cancer - General , Decision Making , Previvor
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , BRCA1 , Prophylactic Surgery , Exercise , Fitness , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Risk-reducing Mastectomy