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  • Your
    Jewish
    Community
    Facing
    Breast Cancer

  • Young Jewish women facing breast cancer have unique concerns. Consider Sharsheret your personal gateway to the resources you may need over time.

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  • When facing cancer, it makes a world of difference to connect with someone who shares your experience as well as your values and culture.

    Find resources for women at every age

  • You might wonder what comes next for you and your loved one. We can help you navigate your concerns about fertility, intimacy, and facing cancer together.

    Learn how we can help

  • A cancer diagnosis affects the entire family. We offer help for partners, children, parents, and friends.

    Learn how we can help

  • One in 40 Ashkenazi Jews carries a BRCA gene mutation, nearly 10 times the rate of the general population. Working with health care professionals, we help you develop local cancer programs.

    Find resources for you and your patients

  • Breast cancer is not a Jewish woman's issue. It's a Jewish community issue.

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Spa Day For Women
June 23, 2013

Join Sharsheret, the JCC in Manhattan, the Comprehensive Breast Center at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospitals, the Institute for the Advancement of Complementary Therapies (IACT), Young Survival Coalition, and SHARE for a Spa Day for Women Living With Breast And Ovarian Cancers. This free event

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Sharsheret Supports North Jersey Cultural Competency Training
July 11, 2013 (All day)

What’s Jewish About Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer? Hear from Sharsheret’s Clinical Supervisor Shera Dubitsky, MEd, MA, as she educates Jewish Family Service staff about the unique issues that impact young Jewish women facing breast cancer and ovarian cancer, how the staff can help, and how

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Team Sharsheret 2013 NYC Triathlon
July 14, 2013 (All day)

Team Sharsheret is an official charity partner of the 2013 Aquaphor NYC Triathlon on Sunday, July 14, 2013. Our individual and relay team athletes will swim in the Hudson River, bike along Manhattan’s West Side Highway, and run through Central Park to the finish line. Individual and relay slots

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Partners of Excellence Program

Apply by June 30th to become a Sharsheret Supports Partner of Excellence and expand or create new culturally-relevant breast cancer and ovarian

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Students & Young Adults

Join thousands of other young adults across the country who are leading and participating in meaningful Sharsheret

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Become a Peer Supporter

Share your experience with those newly diagnosed or facing the risk of breast cancer or ovarian cancer by becoming a Sharsheret “Link”, a peer supporter. Whether you are a recent survivor or a survivor of many years, or have a strong family history of cancer, enjoy the rewarding experience of

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Supreme Court Gene Patent Decision: What It Means For You
Last week, the US Supreme Court ruled on a significant gene patenting case.  The issue before the Court was whether or not a company’s patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes could be upheld. The landmark ruling states that a gene is a naturally occurring product of nature, and therefore cannot   More »

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"Sharsheret has been the missing link for me, a Jewish woman with breast cancer in the heart of the Midwest. Thank you Sharsheret for your great work, and thank you to all my ‘links’."