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January 01, 2019

Volunteer Spotlight - Brenda Lam, Marlene Cunningham & Amy Yoffe

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

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

November 09, 2018

Updates to the Practice Guidelines for Hereditary Cancer

Posted in: Guidelines
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Genetic Testing , Prostate Cancer , PALB2 , ATM , Lynch Syndrome , Men With Mutations , NCCN , FANCA

November 01, 2018

Volunteer Spotlight - Kendra Montanari

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

September 21, 2018

Headline Hype: Media Report on BRCA1 Variant Research Plays on Fears

Posted in: XRAY
Tags: BRCA , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , Mastectomy , VUS , Genetics Research , Variants Of Uncertain Significance

September 12, 2018

Starting a Conversation about My Family Health History

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

September 07, 2018

Volunteer Spotlight - Sandra Dei Dolori

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

August 27, 2018

FORCE Co-Authors Paper on Engaging Patient Advocates in Research

Posted in: Research
Tags: Clinical Trials , Patient Advocacy , Patient Engagement , Cancer Research , Research Advocacy , Patient-centered Research

August 16, 2018

Book Blog: The Bucket List

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: BRCA1 , Risk-reducing Mastectomy

July 01, 2018

Volunteer Spotlight - Genetic Counselors & Staff at St. Joseph Hospital Center for Cancer Prevention & Treatment

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

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

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

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

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