One of the best things about volunteering for Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) is the opportunity to write for the nonprofit's...

A friend, Marni Berkowitz Kaner, died of breast cancer on Sept. 15. She was only 51. Like too many women, Marni did not find out that she...

Probably Someday Cancer won a Foreword INDIES gold award in the health category today! I'm thrilled to be honored among books in a...

Anyone who faces a high risk of cancer already knows what it's like to live with uncertainty. And now, the COVID-19 pandemic has added...

Changes in BRCA genes aren't the only mutations associated with hereditary cancer. Inherited mutations in the MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2 and...

The threat of COVID-19 can be especially scary if you have cancer, are a cancer survivor or face a high risk of developing the disease....

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest types of cancer because usually it is not caught until the disease has spread throughout the...

Ovarian cancer is often called a silent killer. The disease is difficult to detect in its early stages. Most cases are caught after the...

At 6 a.m. today I started my first run of the Dallas Running Club's 17-week fall half-marathon training program. I'm in a run/walk group...

Thank you to the library for the opportunity to talk today about genetic testing -- and how it can save lives. I enjoyed the event and...

I had a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer on May 16, 2016. Three years ago today I remember being in the hospital crying after...

I am so excited to discuss Probably Someday Cancer on KERA's Think at noon Wednesday (May 15). I love Think and am honored to be a guest!...

I'm so grateful to everyone who come to my book signing at Barnes & Noble in Dallas! I had worried that I might be awkwardly sitting...

I'll be at Barnes & Noble in Dallas for a meet and greet at 7 p.m. Tuesday (April 16), 7700 W. Northwest Highway (across from NorthPark...

Had a blast at the Richland College Literary Festival! I talked to students about one of my favorite subjects: writing. It was an honor...

It was an honor to speak on a patient panel at the conference at Baylor College of Medicine Houston. Two other women with BRCA mutations...

I'm honored and grateful that The Dallas Morning News ran an article about my book. The article, by writer Mary Jacobs, ran online today...

"Probably Someday Cancer"will be delivered starting tomorrow... The book is about how I made some very tough decisions to reduce my risk...

Amazon says the book will be delivered March 25!

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek’s announcement that he has Stage 4 pancreatic cancer has put a much-needed spotlight on the disease this...