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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.

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

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  • 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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NYC Schlep: Jewish Breast & Ovarian Cancer Run/Walk
June 9, 2013

Sharsheret is a proud sponsor of the 2013 NYC Schlep: Jewish Breast & Ovarian Cancer Run/Walk on Sunday, June 9th in New York City’s Battery Park.  Get in shape this summer and join us at this exciting event!  Register today at

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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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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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Keeping Company With Anxiety
The holiday of Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai.  It is recorded that the people heard thunder and lightning, and clouds and smoke filled the air.  The experience was overbearing to the senses.  The children of Israel shook with fear.   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’."