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Forum: High Risk for Breast Cancer

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• Share your Genetic Testing Story

  219 Posts 5,325 Views

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

  Latest post: Mar 27, 2019 02:19PM by dnrd3000

• Free BRCA testing for people of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry

  3 Posts 38 Views

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

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

• Important Links for Newbies at High Risk for Breast Cancer

  31 Posts 2,334 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 275 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 112 Views

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

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

• High risk Papilloma

  1 Posts 1 Views

  Created by: Sam183 on 6 minutes ago

  Latest post: 6 minutes ago by Sam183

• Question about Genetic Testing

  8 Posts 111 Views

  Created by: MsRukia on Mar 26, 2019 10:41AM

  Latest post: 6 hours ago by Yself

• High Risk results

  1 Posts 7 Views

  Created by: Sam183 on 6 hours ago

  Latest post: 6 hours ago by Sam183

• I am pretty concerned

  7 Posts 133 Views

  Created by: Mandigrace88 on Mar 29, 2019 01:34AM

  Latest post: 6 hours ago by Yself

• How many biopsies before the big decision...

  17 Posts 131 Views

  Created by: Rshep9101 on May 20, 2019 11:35PM

  Latest post: 11 hours ago by MaryScout

• Any high risk women have a preventative mastectomy on Medicare?

  9 Posts 53 Views

  Created by: light1candle on May 22, 2019 02:17PM

  Latest post: May 23, 2019 04:02PM by Mavericksmom

• Prophylactic Mastectomy

  18 Posts 304 Views

  Created by: bruinjamie21 on Mar 26, 2019 11:43AM

  Latest post: May 22, 2019 08:18PM by trina21

• Anyone out there with the Chek2 gene mutation???

  122 Posts 2,617 Views

  Created by: MNTaylor80 on Feb 6, 2014 10:10PM

  Latest post: May 19, 2019 05:16PM by kber

• Insurance Coverage with a mutation and only 1 relative with BC?

  2 Posts 34 Views

  Created by: nmprovo on May 15, 2019 09:17PM

  Latest post: May 16, 2019 12:14PM by vlnrph

• AdH

  1 Posts 22 Views

  Created by: BB3312 on May 11, 2019 10:36AM

  Latest post: May 11, 2019 10:36AM by BB3312

• Meningioma and breast cancer

  10 Posts 267 Views

  Created by: kazamodia on Sep 21, 2014 10:44AM

  Latest post: May 6, 2019 03:08PM by Moderators

• Borderline

  7 Posts 60 Views

  Created by: BB3312 on May 5, 2019 01:45PM

  Latest post: May 5, 2019 06:17PM by momoschki

• Postmenopausal Background Parenchymal Enhancement High Risk

  2 Posts 25 Views

  Created by: ms5boy on May 2, 2019 04:10PM

  Latest post: May 3, 2019 03:10PM by Moderators

• Anyone denied by insurance for prophylactic mastectomy

  3 Posts 61 Views

  Created by: Ja9831 on Apr 19, 2019 08:52AM

  Latest post: May 3, 2019 12:59PM by SimoneRC

• ATM Positive Mutation April 2019

  11 Posts 106 Views

  Created by: Butterfly1234 on Apr 15, 2019 06:02PM

  Latest post: May 3, 2019 10:55AM by SimoneRC

• Prophylactic Mastectomy at UTSW in Dallas?

  1 Posts 10 Views

  Created by: nmprovo on May 2, 2019 10:26PM

  Latest post: May 2, 2019 10:26PM by nmprovo

• BARD 1 Info/Advice needed

  21 Posts 288 Views

  Created by: Mknausz on Jun 7, 2016 09:29PM

  Latest post: Apr 25, 2019 10:35PM by Mknausz

• BARD1 - Preventive Mastectomy - Dallas TX

  2 Posts 22 Views

  Created by: nmprovo on Apr 25, 2019 04:08PM

  Latest post: Apr 25, 2019 04:56PM by Mknausz

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

  1,325 Posts 27,387 Views

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

  Latest post: Apr 23, 2019 06:37PM by KimDave

• Breast rash with high risk family history

  2 Posts 27 Views

  Created by: Beck_383 on Apr 21, 2019 12:33AM

  Latest post: Apr 21, 2019 01:17PM by Moderators

• New to this and already considering PBMX

  7 Posts 90 Views

  Created by: MaryScout on Apr 19, 2019 08:14AM

  Latest post: Apr 20, 2019 11:02AM by MaryScout

• Family history, will insurance cover?

  6 Posts 51 Views

  Created by: alto on Apr 18, 2019 12:47PM

  Latest post: Apr 19, 2019 09:58PM by alto

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

  6 Posts 96 Views

  Created by: bruinjamie21 on Mar 29, 2019 03:25PM

  Latest post: Apr 18, 2019 09:56PM by BlueBunny

• New Poster: Possible to Test Tumor Samples for BRCA Mutations?

  9 Posts 74 Views

  Created by: BlueBunny on Apr 17, 2019 06:02PM

  Latest post: Apr 18, 2019 10:39AM by BlueBunny

• Is HER2+ breast cancer as heritable as any other?

  3 Posts 65 Views

  Created by: Martha615 on Apr 7, 2019 12:42PM

  Latest post: Apr 15, 2019 03:46PM by Martha615