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Forum: High Risk for Breast Cancer

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• Share your Genetic Testing Story

  229 Posts 5,605 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Sep 22, 2015 01:21PM

  Latest post: Oct 20, 2019 10:38PM by Utahmom

• New BCO Content: Genetic Testing and Family Relationships

  1 Posts 22 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Oct 10, 2019 01:48PM

  Latest post: Oct 10, 2019 01:48PM by Moderators

• Important Links for Newbies at High Risk for Breast Cancer

  32 Posts 2,420 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Sep 1, 2011 12:54PM

   

• Survey opportunity for women under age 45 about use of internet

  6 Posts 54 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Jul 2, 2019 12:33PM

  Latest post: Jul 9, 2019 05:15AM by Moderators

• Free BRCA testing for people of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry

  3 Posts 49 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Sep 13, 2018 07:29AM

  Latest post: Oct 8, 2018 02:26PM by BadLuck

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

  5 Posts 295 Views

  Created by: Moderators on May 12, 2016 04:51AM

  Latest post: Nov 30, 2016 02:09PM by Moderators

• BCO Podcast series on Genetics & Genetic Testing

  4 Posts 114 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Apr 27, 2016 09:49AM

  Latest post: May 11, 2016 01:02PM by Moderators

• Anyone else offered Tamoxifen as a preventative medication?

  9 Posts 108 Views

  Created by: Oz2019 on Oct 28, 2019 01:29AM

  Latest post: 2 hours ago by CaringMommy

• How many ADH/ALH who had lumpectomy but still got cancer later?

  34 Posts 318 Views

  Created by: Utahmom on Oct 24, 2019 10:17AM

  Latest post: Nov 8, 2019 04:57PM by Utahmom

• Test results: Indeterminate masses, probably benign. What to do?

  2 Posts 18 Views

  Created by: Alea on Nov 6, 2019 12:12PM

  Latest post: Nov 6, 2019 12:35PM by Alea

• 3rd MRI in 6 months

  5 Posts 73 Views

  Created by: bruinjamie21 on Nov 1, 2019 07:22PM

  Latest post: Nov 3, 2019 08:14AM by pegasus68

• Stage 0 DCIS with Pten mututation

  6 Posts 28 Views

  Created by: Cynthia451 on Nov 1, 2019 07:49AM

  Latest post: Nov 1, 2019 08:36AM by SimoneRC

• Prophylactic mastectomy in light of high risk?

  22 Posts 243 Views

  Created by: Lukesmom17 on Aug 28, 2019 09:40AM

  Latest post: Oct 21, 2019 10:50PM by Utahmom

• Husband is not supportive

  21 Posts 428 Views

  Created by: millee_moo on Oct 1, 2019 12:04AM

  Latest post: Oct 20, 2019 11:34PM by Utahmom

• BRIP1 Positive Genetic Mutation- Anyone else out there?

  17 Posts 280 Views

  Created by: Brip1geneticmutation on Jan 11, 2015 10:03AM

  Latest post: Oct 20, 2019 06:27AM by Moderators

• Concerned and needing tips to help with the waiting game!

  23 Posts 422 Views

  Created by: CGLion on Jun 2, 2019 03:20PM

  Latest post: Oct 17, 2019 12:09AM by CGLion

• MRI Finds BC at Earlier Stage Than Mammos in High-Risk Women

  22 Posts 352 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Jul 3, 2019 08:34AM

  Latest post: Oct 16, 2019 10:31PM by Jons_girl

• MRI denied because of IUD

  2 Posts 39 Views

  Created by: Lovemydoxies on Oct 16, 2019 07:42PM

  Latest post: Oct 16, 2019 08:56PM by MelissaDallas

• Anyone with Invasive Micropapillary Carcinoma?

  9 Posts 83 Views

  Created by: rlmessy on Oct 10, 2019 11:01PM

  Latest post: Oct 16, 2019 05:41AM by beauz

• Survivorship Care

  11 Posts 101 Views

  Created by: Rayna_666 on Oct 10, 2019 11:18PM

  Latest post: Oct 11, 2019 07:29PM by Scrafgal

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

  1,345 Posts 28,072 Views

  Created by: SarahsMom on Jun 2, 2011 08:33AM

  Latest post: Oct 9, 2019 08:23AM by momto3sons

• Men at High Risk for Breast Cancer Benefit From Mammograms

  2 Posts 10 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Oct 1, 2019 11:00AM

  Latest post: Oct 2, 2019 04:33AM by Traveltext

• Pre-menopausal High Risk ladies... what choice have you made?

  17 Posts 346 Views

  Created by: bruinjamie21 on Mar 29, 2019 02:25PM

  Latest post: Sep 29, 2019 05:42PM by Moderators

• New Guidelines Add Arimidex to Recommended Risk-Reducing Meds

  1 Posts 50 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Sep 10, 2019 10:34AM

  Latest post: Sep 10, 2019 10:34AM by Moderators

• Anyone with ADH and later diagnosed with breast cancer?

  5 Posts 85 Views

  Created by: ElsaJ on Sep 9, 2019 12:38PM

  Latest post: Sep 9, 2019 09:35PM by farmerlucy

• Arimidex "Vacation"

  1 Posts 30 Views

  Created by: JaneyK12 on Sep 6, 2019 06:14PM

  Latest post: Sep 6, 2019 06:14PM by JaneyK12

• Chek2 Mutation

  7 Posts 86 Views

  Created by: Cunninghsm07 on Aug 21, 2019 08:28PM

  Latest post: Sep 2, 2019 08:05AM by gretchy

• Anyone with BRCA2 decide against preventative double mastectomy?

  6 Posts 114 Views

  Created by: Dottybird on Aug 23, 2019 02:12PM

  Latest post: Sep 1, 2019 06:58PM by Yogatyme

• Variants of Unknown Significance on Genetic Tests

  39 Posts 1,115 Views

  Created by: Angtee15 on Feb 24, 2016 05:36PM

  Latest post: Aug 30, 2019 02:39PM by Meowmmy65