Articles/media about FORCE or its members

Breast Cancer Calendar
Smart Women Series, as appeared on WPTV, Palm Beach, Fl
January 11, 2008
FORCE staff and members meet and discuss Life is a Carnival Calendar and how it benefits women who need to make decisions about mastectomy and reconstruction.

Genetic Mutation May Be More Common in Minorities
Tampa Bay Channel 10 News, January 7, 2008
FORCE Director of Development Debbie Sokolov speaks about a new study which shows that BRCA incidence in minorities may be higher than previously thought.

Breast Cancer Gene Health Story
Susan Friedman and Geneticist and FORCE Board Member Dr. Rebecca Sutphen talk about hereditary cancer, genetic testing, and cancer risk in BRCA carriers.

Would you? Could you?
Colorado Springs Independent, November 15, 2007
Columnist and FORCE member, Jill Thomas chronicles her family history of cancer, her discovery of her BRCA mutation, and attending the first Colorado FORCE network meeting.

Leawood woman makes a pre-emptive strike.
Kansas City Star, Nov. 07
FORCE member and calendar model Kelly Braun’s moving story about how hereditary breast cancer claimed her mother and then came after her, and about her decisions for managing her cancer risk.

You Can’t Top This Calendar
The Health Show, radio show, October 21, 2007
FORCE Founder and Director Sue Friedman discusses her story, why she founded FORCE, and the Life is a Carnival Calendar

Living with the Cancer Gene
Nightline, October 11, 2007
FORCE members Susan Davis and her family discuss what it is like for a family coping with many of the family members carrying a mutation

Why Genetic Testing Can Tell You If You’re at High Risk for Breast Cancer
Sue Friedman and FORCE volunteer Linee Zajic are interviewed in New Orleans in a piece about genetic testing, prophylactic surgery, reconstruction, and FORCE’s Life is a Carnival calendar.

Breast Cancer Calendar Girls Give Others Hope
WFOR Channel 4, Miami, October 8, 2007
Anchor Laurie Stein interviews Sue Friedman and FORCE member Florence Schweitzer about Life is a Carnival Calendar

Breast Cancer Survivors’ Calendar Sends Message That ‘Your Life’s Not Over’
Tampa Tribune, September 13, 2007
Article about Life is a Carnival Calendar and interviews with calendar models Sue Friedman and Marcia Petersen

Cancer Gene Lurks
Des Moines Register, August 29, 2007
FORCE member Kolleen Sogard and her family share their BRCA story

Mastectomy Patients Mark This Calendar
USA Today, August 27, 2007
Article about “Life is a Carnival”, FORCEs 14-month topless calendar

A FORCE in the Fight Against Cancer
Prevention Matters, Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Family Risk Assessment Program Newsletter, Fall 2007
Article about Philadelphia FORCE Outreach Coordinators Sandy Cohen and Rebecca Carr

Does Breast Cancer Run in the Family?
AAA Going Places Magazine, September/October, 2007
Article about hereditary breast cancer and about FORCE. Interviews with Sue Friedman, and FORCE Board Member and Advisory Board Member, Dr. Rebecca Sutphen

Anna’s Choice
Los Angeles Times, April 13 2007; Fayetteville Observer, April 30, 2007
Article written by FORCE member and journalist, Anna Gorman chronicles her experiences as she faces her risk for hereditary cancer
(note: initially appeared in the Los Angeles Times, link is provided to article as it appearedt in Fayettevill Observer which is still available online)

Peering Into the Future
Newsweek, Dec 11, 2006
Article about genetic testing mentions FORCE and includes photo of FORCE Director of Development, Debbie Sokolov

Fighting the Odds
The Jewish Week, July 28, 2006
Article about BRCA mutations in Ashkenazi Jews includes interviews with FORCE members Ariela Noy, Debra Stephan, and FORCE Director of Volunteer Programs, Barbara Pfeiffer

Marcia’s Journey
Biloxi Sun Herald, June, 2006
Series about FORCE member and outreach coordinator Marcia Petersen and her treatment for hereditary breast cancer

Reading Genes for Disease: Tests Reveal Answers that Can Offer Relief, or Despair
All Things Considered, February 22, 2004.
FORCE member Lauren Dubin discusses her experience with genetic testing.

Website of the Week: Facing Mastectomy, by Tessa Richards.
British Medical Journal, January 13, 2001.
The British Medical Journal suggests that doctors direct their patients to FORCE’s website.

Genetic Testing for Cancer Predisposition: An Ongoing Debate
The Lancet Oncology, October 1, 2000.
This forum includes contributions written by genetics professionals, a legal scholar, and an actuary. Sue Friedman provides the perspective of a consumer of health services (free registration required).

Genetic Mutations Can Lead To Breast Cancer: Woman Starts Web Site To Educate Others About High-Risk Group.
Click10.com. October 24, 2000.
Coverage of FORCE and Sue Friedman’s personal story.
Articles by Sue Friedman, Executive Director of FORCE

Investing in Cancer Prevention: Giving High-Risk Stakeholders a Place at the Table
Oncology Times, September 17, 2005

DNA, The Link Between Past and Future
CURE, Summer, 2004

Sharing the gift of medical information
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Newsletter, Summer/Fall, 2002

Making Tough Choices, Living With Fear
The Boston Globe, April 15, 2001