FFHC Cofounder + Executive Director, Sheila Adams Gardner discussed the importance of empowering oneself to proactively fight cancer on WNOV The Voice Radio program, “Your Health and You With Your Host Deb Nevels.”

FFHC cofounder, Sheila Adams Gardner took part in FORCE’s annual Federal Advocacy Day. Groups of Previvors met virtually with members of Congress, urging them to support policies that improve the lives of individuals and families facing hereditary cancers. The 2025 agenda focused on legislative efforts that facilitate affordable access to cancer-related care (genetic counseling, testing, screening, preventive interventions and treatments). Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) is a national nonprofit representing the millions of Americans with or at risk of hereditary cancers.

FFHC cofounders, Sheila Adams Gardner and Patricia Cifax had a wonderful time connecting with the phenomenal women attending City Year Milwaukee’s inaugural Women’s Leadership Breakfast at Northwestern Mutual. They shared our message of healthcare empowerment: Know your risk. Manage you risk. Beat hereditary cancer!

Cofounder, Sheila Adams Gardner served as a panelist for the session, My Family Doesn’t Want to Talk About It: Piercing the Cone of Silence at the Joining FORCEs Against Hereditary Cancer Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this session, participants learned tools and tips for sharing information about genetics and inherited cancer risk with relatives, including those who are not receptive to the information.

FFHC Cofounders discuss their previvor journeys with host, Beverly Taylor.