Let’s Talk About Men: Hereditary Cancer Risk and What it Means for You and Your Family
Join Sharsheret for a discussion about how hereditary cancer risks affect men, cancers that are of particular concern (e.g. pancreatic, … Continue reading
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The Power to Prevent: A Men’s Guide to Cancer Risk Reduction
Complete transcript coming soon! Join Sharsheret for our annual discussion about how hereditary cancer risks affect men, cancers that are … Continue reading
Strong and Healthy: A Men’s Guide to Cancer Risk Reduction
Join Sharsheret for our fourth annual discussion about men’s health and hereditary cancer risks. This year we will address a … Continue reading
Answer Your Genetics Questions
What are BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations? BRCA genes are normal genes that all of us have. They function to … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Genes – My BRCA Journey
The prologue to my journey began when I was a teenager and my maternal great aunt was diagnosed with breast … Continue reading
Ask Your DNA
By: Lisa Friedman, Ph.D., Sharsheret Peer Supporter I recently attended the annual conference for FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer … Continue reading
My Sharsheret Campus Connection: AEPhi and my Previvor Journey
I am a BRCA gene mutation carrier, which means that I am at a much higher risk of developing breast … Continue reading
IVF to Prevent Passing on BRCA – The Other Side of the Story
I wished this story had been out there on two occasions: (1) before I began my in vitro fertilization (“IVF”) … Continue reading
A New Kind of Family Portrait
For many families, Thanksgiving is a time to gather together to appreciate the good things that have happened over the … Continue reading
How Do You Wear Your Genes? Lunch & Learn
Join Sharsheret CEO, Elana Silber, in the Zale Auditorium as she speaks on cancer genetics at the Aaron Family JCC … Continue reading
Organizations & Websites By Topic
All Sharsheret programs and resources are available free of charge, confidential, and open for all women and families. Following is … Continue reading
Sharsheret Pink Shabbat
Join Sharsheret and Congregation Beth Shalom for a Pink Shabbat followed by a discussion with Katie Neimeyer, MS, CGC of Fred … Continue reading
It’s Not Just for Women: The Big C
Join Sharsheret, the Jewish Federation and Foundation of Northeast Florida, and the Male Breast Cancer Coalition for information about cancer … Continue reading
Sharsheret Named an Official Charity Partner of the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon Set for Sunday, November 6, 2016
New York, February 29, 2016—Sharsheret was named an Official Charity Partner of the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon, it was announced today by Ellen Kleinhaus. The race will take place on Sunday, November 6, 2016.
Let’s Talk About Men: Hereditary Facts and Figures
Join Sharsheret for our second annual discussion about how hereditary cancer risks affect men, cancers that are of particular concern … Continue reading
Complete Your Family Tree
Tracking BRCA Mutations in your Family Tree Use this chart to keep track of breast, ovarian, prostate, pancreatic, melanoma or … Continue reading