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January 09, 2018

The Cultural Chasm and Challenges of Being a Young Asian American Cancer Survivor

Posted in: Health Equity And Disparities , Diversity And Inclusion
Tags: Diversity , Health Disparities , Health Equity , Asian American

January 01, 2018

Volunteer Spotlight - David Dessert

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: Pancreatic Cancer , FORCE , Volunteer

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

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

November 01, 2017

Volunteer Spotlight - Annette Seelig

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

October 23, 2017

No Longer Alone: 1000 People Benefit from Personalized Cancer Risk Support

Posted in: FORCE And FORCE Impact
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Cancer Prevention , Hereditary Cancer Research , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Testing , Previvor , Survivor , HBOC , Prostate Cancer , Screening And Prevention , PALB2 , PTEN , CHEK2 , ATM , RAD50

October 12, 2017

Patients Weigh In On Review of PARP Inhibitors for Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Cancer Treatment
Tags: Ovarian Cancer , PARP Inhibitor , Patient Advocacy

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

September 19, 2017

Insurance Coverage for Clinical Trial Participation: Significant Barriers Remain

Posted in: Laws, Protections And Public Policy , Research
Tags: Clinical Trials , Medicare , Insurance , Medicaid

September 01, 2017

Volunteer Spotlight - Tammy Li

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer

August 22, 2017

100th XRAYS: 5 Lessons We Have Learned

Posted in: XRAY
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Breast Cancer , Young Survivor , HBOC , PALB2 , ATM , Health Journalism , Breast Cancer Risk , Young Onset Breast Cancer

August 17, 2017

Working with Industry to Increase Patient Engagement in Drug Development

Posted in: Research
Tags: Hereditary Cancer Research , Patient Advocacy , Patient-centered Outcomes , Patient Engagement , Cancer Research , Precision Medicine

July 25, 2017

Why I Asked My Mom to Undergo Genetic Testing After Her Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

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

July 01, 2017

Volunteer Spotlight - Kate Robins

Posted in: Volunteer Spotlight
Tags: FORCE , Volunteer