October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and you likely have questions. We’re here to answer them. Join experts Drs. Robyn Roth, MD, Board Certified Radiologst at Cooper University Hospital and Catherine Pesce, MD, FACS, Chief of Surgical Oncology at Northshore University HealthSystem as they share recent updates on reducing cancer risk, detecting cancer at early […]
More Living, Less Pain: Comprehensive Approaches to Chronic Pain Management for Patients with Cancer with Dr. Michael Huber of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Wednesday, October 26th 8:00pm EDT This program is for women in the Embrace community, for those diagnosed with advanced breast and ovarian cancer. To join the Sharsheret Embrace Facebook group, 1. 1 […]
Does dealing with insurance feel like a second job sometimes? Join us on Tuesday, November 1st at 8 pm EDT/5 pm PDT, for a conversation about insurance coverage, including Explanation of Benefits, billing terms and codes, and the appeals process. Erin Bradshaw, Chief of Mission Delivery at the Patient Advocate Foundation will join us with […]
Cancer doesn’t just affect the person diagnosed. This year’s caregiving webinar is focused on the husband, spouse, or partner relationship. Join us as we explore what it means to be a caregiver, how cancer changes an intimate relationship, and how to navigate those changes. We’ll share inspiring ideas and concrete tools to help you be […]
Join Sharsheret for our second annual discussion about how hereditary cancer risks affect men, cancers that are of particular concern (e.g. pancreatic, prostate, melanoma, and male breast cancer), and recommended screenings to be proactive about your health and your family’s health. With Dr. Robert Sidlow, Director, Male BRCA Genetic Risk Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer […]
Breast reconstruction after a diagnosis has come a long way and there are many options to consider. Loss of sensation in the breast has long been something women who needed a mastectomy have had to accept. Join Sharsheret as Dr. Jonathan Bank, a board-certified plastic surgeon with specialty training in microsurgery, discusses sensory restoration of […]
Join us on Monday, November 21st at 8 pm EDT/7pm CDT/5 pm PDT, to learn about biomarker testing and the considerations regarding treatment decisions after a cancer diagnosis. We will learn from Dr. Frederick Howard, Medical Oncologist, Instructor of Medicine and Elwood V. Jensen Scholar at UChicago Medicine. 1 For questions, please contact 1. Thank […]
Join us on Wednesday, November 30th at 7:00pm EST/4:00pm PST for a structured but instruction-less dance experience for cancer patients and survivors that will meet their needs for joy, healing, connection, emotional expression, and appreciation of what the body can do, as well as a new way of exercising. All movement abilities, including lying in […]
Whether you were diagnosed 10 days, 10 months or 10 years ago, join us for a special Intuitive Collage workshop on Zoom. Together we will engage with a powerful and creative process of card making in order to connect to your inner wisdom and each other. We’ll gather in an online circle to learn about […]
Body image and sexuality impact every stage of your breast and ovarian cancer journey – whether you are at risk, newly diagnosed, in treatment, a survivor, or living with metastatic cancer. Join us for an empowering webinar with Dr. Veena John of Northwell Health to learn how to come to terms with the changes and […]
Join Sharsheret for an inspiring event as we get an insider’s look into the breast cancer experience. New York Times best-selling author Theresa Brown, RN, will share her own experience as an oncology nurse diagnosed with breast cancer. Her book, Healing: When A Nurse Becomes A Patient, shares the insights she gained through her own […]
Join us for an opportunity to rest and reset at Sharsheret’s quarterly Shalom, Shabbat! program, this time with a bit of Chanukah spirit and light! However you celebrate, and whatever your experience with Shabbat, we can all use an opportunity to recenter ourselves in the midst of treatment, survivorship, or just the normal chaos of […]
