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Forum: High Risk for Breast Cancer

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• Free BRCA testing for people of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry

  3 Posts 24 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Sep 13, 2018 08:29AM

  Latest post: Oct 8, 2018 03:26PM by BadLuck

• Share your Genetic Testing Story

  216 Posts 5,180 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Sep 22, 2015 02:21PM

  Latest post: Sep 19, 2018 02:31AM by Elijahgirl

• Important Links for Newbies at High Risk for Breast Cancer

  31 Posts 2,272 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Sep 1, 2011 01:54PM

  Latest post: Mar 9, 2018 01:19AM by hapi2bee

• BCO Podcast Series: Prophylactic Surgery for Women at High Risk

  5 Posts 258 Views

  Created by: Moderators on May 12, 2016 05:51AM

  Latest post: Nov 30, 2016 03:09PM by Moderators

• BCO Podcast series on Genetics & Genetic Testing

  4 Posts 108 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Apr 27, 2016 10:49AM

  Latest post: May 11, 2016 02:02PM by Moderators

• Surreal

  2 Posts 37 Views

  Created by: Coolrunnings on 13 hours ago

  Latest post: 11 hours ago by oxygen18

• Do I qualify for bilateral mastectomy?! Help!!

  7 Posts 123 Views

  Created by: SarahParks00 on Dec 8, 2018 02:29AM

  Latest post: 22 hours ago by Lula73

• Paget's Concerns: Breastfeeding

  4 Posts 35 Views

  Created by: FarmStrong on Feb 15, 2018 07:51PM

  Latest post: Dec 16, 2018 03:56PM by Collielove

• Member of the "6 Month Watchful Waiting Club", Unite!

  1,315 Posts 26,780 Views

  Created by: SarahsMom on Jun 2, 2011 09:33AM

  Latest post: Dec 14, 2018 10:18AM by momto3sons

• Age 27, have had two years of 6mo check ups already.

  8 Posts 81 Views

  Created by: fiddlesticks522 on Oct 23, 2018 02:51AM

  Latest post: Dec 13, 2018 06:11PM by fiddlesticks522

• 35weeks pregnant with BRACA 1 positive and now BIRADS 5.

  23 Posts 508 Views

  Created by: Naina on Jul 18, 2018 03:11AM

  Latest post: Dec 13, 2018 11:44AM by Moderators

• Red spot... when to worry, when to wait?

  4 Posts 63 Views

  Created by: ne0n on Nov 13, 2018 11:47AM

  Latest post: Dec 7, 2018 11:47PM by 2Boys3Dogs

• The "good" breast.

  3 Posts 69 Views

  Created by: WC3 on Dec 1, 2018 07:56PM

  Latest post: Dec 2, 2018 02:55PM by WC3

• Dcis lumpectomy or mastectomy

  4 Posts 64 Views

  Created by: Manna1 on Nov 22, 2018 09:21AM

  Latest post: Nov 22, 2018 11:07PM by Kerri_Oz

• Canadian with questions

  6 Posts 92 Views

  Created by: Fickleflicker on Nov 7, 2018 06:31PM

  Latest post: Nov 19, 2018 11:40PM by HeyLady

• Asking for Advice about Evista

  5 Posts 40 Views

  Created by: Djabi53 on Nov 16, 2018 07:38PM

  Latest post: Nov 19, 2018 12:36PM by Lea7777

• Color Genomics Discounted

  5 Posts 51 Views

  Created by: CasM on Nov 9, 2018 08:25AM

  Latest post: Nov 13, 2018 11:25AM by CasM

• high risk. how do you deal with the waiting

  5 Posts 100 Views

  Created by: witingimpatiently on Nov 3, 2018 09:38PM

  Latest post: Nov 9, 2018 07:52PM by Rshep9101

• New studies on breast cancer development

  3 Posts 151 Views

  Created by: Bostoniangal25 on Sep 5, 2018 05:25PM

  Latest post: Nov 7, 2018 09:23AM by Bostoniangal25

• High Number of Certain Skin Cancers Linked to Increased Risk

  49 Posts 572 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 17, 2018 01:54PM

  Latest post: Nov 4, 2018 10:49AM by santabarbarian

• MRI / Kinetics - plateau/washout...benign?

  1 Posts 16 Views

  Created by: Mystic18 on Nov 2, 2018 11:11AM

  Latest post: Nov 2, 2018 11:11AM by Mystic18

• 3rd surgery for Atypia in 2 years... Time for the T-word. :-/

  9 Posts 159 Views

  Created by: CaringMommy on Sep 24, 2018 01:48AM

  Latest post: Nov 1, 2018 11:24PM by CaringMommy

• Risk Assessment Tool Seems Accurate for 19 Yrs

  1 Posts 62 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Oct 30, 2018 04:06PM

  Latest post: Oct 30, 2018 04:06PM by Moderators

• Trying to figure out what to do

  14 Posts 247 Views

  Created by: SouthernCatbird on Oct 2, 2018 09:52AM

  Latest post: Oct 30, 2018 02:41PM by MelissaDallas

• High risk - differing of opinions

  7 Posts 250 Views

  Created by: heidibear on Mar 15, 2018 07:42AM

  Latest post: Oct 24, 2018 12:24PM by cattledoglv

• Question about high risk

  11 Posts 112 Views

  Created by: sparrowhawk on Oct 21, 2018 05:59AM

  Latest post: Oct 24, 2018 02:30AM by sparrowhawk

• 23.7% and they want me to take Tamoxifen f/43

  5 Posts 161 Views

  Created by: left_and_right on Oct 1, 2018 04:03PM

  Latest post: Oct 15, 2018 12:46PM by left_and_right

• MRI results question

  1 Posts 40 Views

  Created by: SarahsMom on Oct 14, 2018 12:30PM

  Latest post: Oct 14, 2018 12:30PM by SarahsMom

• Appointment with high risk assessment program

  2 Posts 56 Views

  Created by: momto3sons on Oct 8, 2018 04:56PM

  Latest post: Oct 12, 2018 11:12PM by SouthernCatbird

• ​Rats! Thought I was in the clear…

  6 Posts 338 Views

  Created by: DeepWaters on Jul 26, 2018 07:36PM

  Latest post: Oct 6, 2018 11:42PM by DeepWaters