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Patient advocacy group Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered addressed individuals with hereditary cancer syndromes to offer suggestions for decreasing anxiety and fear during the COVID-19 pandemic.

February is National Cancer Prevention Month; do you know your risk of hereditary cancer?

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Lisa Schlager, from FORCE, about the types of legal protections in place for those with a genetic risk for cancer.

A call to action—We all need to do our part to combat fake or inaccurate health news. Misinformation about any health topic is troubling and potentially dangerous.

This week, we spoke with FORCE to dispel some of the misconceptions associated with at-home genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk.

There is a flood of information available about genetic tests for cancer risk in the media, and even at community events, such as health fairs and senior centers. If these promotions have caught your attention and you are considering testing, there is important information that you should know first.

Members of the public can submit comments to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on its draft recommendation statement on sun protection until Nov. 6, 2017.