Resources
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Learn about your inherited risks so you can make informed decisions about your health care. For more information, connect with a cancer care specialist at 310-825-5287.
Support and Advocacy Organizations
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
- FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
For individuals and families affected by hereditary breast, ovarian cancer and related cancers.
- Bright Pink
For young women at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
- Sharsheret
For Jewish individuals and families with breast cancer or at increased genetic risk.
Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
- Hereditary Colon Cancer Foundation
For individuals and families with hereditary colorectal cancer and polyposis syndromes.
- Lynch Syndrome International
For individuals and families with Lynch Syndrome.
- AliveAndKickn
For individuals and families with Lynch Syndrome.
Rare Hereditary Cancer Syndromes
- AMENSupport: American Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Support
For individuals and families with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndromes (MEN1, MEN2A, and MEN2B).
- LFSA: Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Association
For individuals and families with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome.
- Pheo Para Troopers
For pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma patients and families.
- PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome Foundation
For individuals and families with Cowden syndrome, Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome, PTEN-related Proteus syndrome, and Proteus-like syndrome.
- VHL Alliance
For individuals and families with Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome.
General information
- American Cancer Society
- National Cancer Institute
- Genetics Home Reference
Genetics Home Reference provides patient-friendly information on genetics, inheritance patterns, genes and the various genetic conditions associated with them. - National Society of Genetic Counselors
Learn more about DNA and genetics
- What is a genetic counselor? (Video)