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Most Recent Blog Posts

I Was a Man with Breast Cancer in a World Built to Treat Women. Here’s How It Changed Me

By Rob Greenberg

October 28, 2026

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Caregiving From Afar: What supporting my mom through metastatic breast cancer has taught me

By Whitney Vass

October 28, 2026

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Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer: Choosing Love Over Fear

By Sandy W.

October 13, 2026

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My Cancer Story: From Patient to Peer Supporter to Sharsheret Leader

By Lisa Hofheimer

October 7, 2026

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Understanding the Links Between Endometrial, Breast, and Ovarian Cancer

By Dr. Sharyn Lewin

October 5, 2026

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My Summer Internship at Sharsheret

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September 10, 2026

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Breast Reconstruction (10)

The S-Code Insurance Code And The Impact On DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

By Joshua L. Levine, MD, FACS, Center for Breast Reconstruction Director, Breast Reconstruction at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

April 19, 2023
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Restoring Sensation During Breast Reconstruction: Is it an Option for Me?

By Resensation

October 6, 2022
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Advances in Breast Reconstruction

By Oren Lerman, M.D., FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery, Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Director, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery Fellowship – Lenox Hill Hospital, Past President, New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons

January 21, 2020
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Advances in Breast Reconstruction – Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By Oren Lerman, M.D., FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery, Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Director, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery Fellowship – Lenox Hill Hospital, Past President, New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons

October 31, 2019
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Advances in Breast Reconstruction: Direct to Implant Reconstruction

By Sarah P. Cate, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Director, Special Surveillance and Breast Program

July 15, 2019
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Areola Tattooing: The Final Step In Breast Reconstruction

By Amy Kernahan

October 4, 2018
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Cancer Research and Medical Updates (57)

Talking About Life (and Death), With or Without a Diagnosis

May 26, 2026
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Genetic vs. Biomarker Testing in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know?

By Agendia

September 3, 2025
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Finding Myself Again: How Supportive Oncology Saved Me

By Maggie Fogel

July 18, 2025
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Supportive Care in Oncology: Meeting Cancer with Compassion

By Nataly Bailey, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Team Manager, Tennessee Oncology

July 15, 2025
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Diagnosed with ovarian cancer? Educate yourself with the Biomarker Boost

By AbbVie

April 30, 2025
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You Are Not Alone: The Power of Support During a Cancer Diagnosis

By Suzy Nussbaum

March 12, 2025
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Endometrial Cancer (1)

Understanding the Links Between Endometrial, Breast, and Ovarian Cancer

By Dr. Sharyn Lewin

October 5, 2026
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Fertility & Menopause (26)

My Sharsheret Campus Connection: AEPhi and my Previvor Journey

By Rachel Wojnilower (Epsilon Theta Chapter, American University)

January 22, 2024
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Surrogacy- The Highs and Lows, and Tips from Our Journey

By Alexis Shaw and Deedee Bitran

May 16, 2022
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Being diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant was shocking and isolating. Sharsheret made sure I didn’t go through it alone

By Jenny Leon

November 29, 2021
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Finding Strength from Pregnancy After Loss

By Deedee Bitran

October 14, 2020
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Building Our Jewish Multicultural Family: A Breast Cancer Survivor Story

By Amy Tadelis

March 5, 2020
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What Patients Need to Know – Breast Cancer & Fertility Preservation – Timing of Egg Harvest

By Oren Lerman, M.D., FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery, Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Director, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery Fellowship – Lenox Hill Hospital, Past President, New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons

May 15, 2019
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Financial Assistance (2)

Ask the Expert: Appealing a Health Insurance Claim Denial

By Shelly Rosenfeld, Staff Attorney, Cancer Legal Resource Center

September 20, 2019
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Benefitting from Benefits

By Shanna Lehmann Wolf

November 30, 2016
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Genetics & Hereditary Risk (92)

Previvor Mental Health

June 30, 2026
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From Fear to Freedom: My BRCA2 Experience

By a Sharsheret Caller

June 22, 2026
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What Men Need to Know About BRCA & Beyond

June 1, 2026
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Sharing My Journey: Facing Genetic Mutations with Hope and Strength

By Emily Stone

September 25, 2025
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Genetic vs. Biomarker Testing in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know?

By Agendia

September 3, 2025
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When It Comes from Dad: My Journey with the BRCA1 Mutation

By Stacey Lieberman

June 10, 2025
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Impact of Education (40)

Understanding the Links Between Endometrial, Breast, and Ovarian Cancer

By Dr. Sharyn Lewin

October 5, 2026
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Genetic vs. Biomarker Testing in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know?

By Agendia

September 3, 2025
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Connecting Public Health and Compassion: My Internship at Sharsheret

By Leora Feinsmith

August 25, 2025
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Biomarker & Genetic Testing: What You Should Know

By Emily Dalton MS, CGC, Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs, Illumina & Cody Barnett, MPH, Patient Advocacy – Americas, Illumina

July 22, 2024
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The Importance of Disease Prevention Even In A Time of War

By Dr. Sharon Galper Grossman, Radiation Oncologist, Sharsheret Israel Medical Advisory Board Member

July 8, 2024
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Radiation Therapy: What You Need to Know

By Raizy Streicher

March 19, 2024
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In treatment (27)

Turning Pain into Purpose: The Survivor Behind the Chemo Mouthpiece®

By ChemoMouthpiece

September 10, 2025
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Chemotherapy and Mouth Sores: Far Worse Than ‘Canker Sores’

By ChemoMouthpiece

August 25, 2025
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Finding Myself Again: How Supportive Oncology Saved Me

By Maggie Fogel

July 18, 2025
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Supportive Care in Oncology: Meeting Cancer with Compassion

By Nataly Bailey, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Team Manager, Tennessee Oncology

July 15, 2025
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For love of family: How one woman persists throughout her breast cancer treatment journey

By Lisa Shoemaker, Content Sponsored by Menarini Stemline

April 23, 2025
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I Made the Decision to Have a Preventative Double Mastectomy Even Though I Do Not Have the BRCA Gene Mutation

By Rachel Katz

January 3, 2025
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Jewish Expertise (97)

That Old Familiar Feeling

April 29, 2026
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From Patient to Survivor to Social Worker: How Sharsheret Changed My Life

By Molly Reback

August 22, 2025
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Reflections on Sharsheret in Israel during Operation Rising Lion

By Sharsheret Israel Regional Director Liora Tannenbaum

June 29, 2025
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Self-Care Ideas that Make a Big Difference on Mind, Body, and Soul

By Janet Post, MSN, RN, NC-BC, NBC-HWC, CHt, and Olivia Van Vorst, BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC™, Holy Name

February 10, 2025
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How Biomarker Testing Changed my Cancer Treatment Plan

By Angela Stout

November 25, 2024
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Men (19)

I Was a Man with Breast Cancer in a World Built to Treat Women. Here’s How It Changed Me

By Rob Greenberg

October 28, 2026
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What Men Need to Know About BRCA & Beyond

June 1, 2026
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When It Comes from Dad: My Journey with the BRCA1 Mutation

By Stacey Lieberman

June 10, 2025
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Lessons from the Shvil

By Michelle Stravitz, co-founder of 2Unstoppable, a Sharsheret partner resource

May 3, 2023
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Know ALL Your Genes – On Your Mother’s Side AND Your Father’s

By Carly Vazana

June 15, 2022
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For Men’s Health Awareness Month, Check Your Genes and Reach Out for Support. I Did, and It Has Made a Huge Difference in My Family’s and My Life.

By Brad Hertz, BRCA2 Mutation Carrier and Sharsheret Volunteer

November 15, 2021
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Metastatic and Advanced Cancer (8)

Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer: Choosing Love Over Fear

By Sandy W.

October 13, 2026
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Living Life with Metastatic Breast Cancer

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October 13, 2025
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PLAY BALL!

By Ellen Kirschner

January 4, 2022
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The Art Of Living With Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer

By Rebecca Clounie

March 9, 2021
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Working with Metastatic (Stage 4) Breast Cancer

By Rachel Kraus

March 2, 2020
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Accepting My Journey

By Alyson T

October 4, 2019
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Ovarian Cancer (49)

Understanding the Links Between Endometrial, Breast, and Ovarian Cancer

By Dr. Sharyn Lewin

October 5, 2026
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Diagnosed with ovarian cancer? Educate yourself with the Biomarker Boost

By AbbVie

April 30, 2025
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Being your own advocate: Navigating the treatment journey for ovarian or breast cancer

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A splash of teal and green in the month of Pinktober

By Maggie Fogel

October 10, 2024
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Learning the ABCs of ADCs: A treatment option for ovarian cancer and breast cancer

By AbbVie

September 30, 2024
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By Sharsheret

February 23, 2024
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Peer Support (7)

Shared Experiences

By Renee Becker, Sharsheret Peer Supporter

March 2, 2018
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Someone Who Was In My Shoes

By Yael, Peer Support Network Participant, excerpted from remarks made during the February 7, 2017 Peer Support Training

February 9, 2017
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My Heart is Stretched

By Ruth Ebenstein

May 31, 2016
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My Road to a New Beginning

By Rachel Harow, Sharsheret Peer Support Network Participant

October 22, 2015
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The Key To Being A Good Link

By Sharon Wieder, Sharsheret Peer Supporter

July 13, 2015
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From the Beginning

By a Sharsheret Caller

October 25, 2010
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Previvor (10)

Previvor Mental Health

June 30, 2026
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I Made the Decision to Have a Preventative Double Mastectomy Even Though I Do Not Have the BRCA Gene Mutation

By Rachel Katz

January 3, 2025
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My Sharsheret Campus Connection: AEPhi and my Previvor Journey

By Rachel Wojnilower (Epsilon Theta Chapter, American University)

January 22, 2024
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BRCA and Hereditary Cancer: Finding Cancer During Prophylactic Mastectomy

By Sharsheret

March 31, 2022
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Taking Control Of My Breast Health

By Jennifer Coleman

April 5, 2021
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Living 80:20

By By Melissa Pelcovitz, Sharsheret Program Participant

September 28, 2017
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Relationships, Family, & Caregiving (124)

My Cancer Story: From Patient to Peer Supporter to Sharsheret Leader

By Lisa Hofheimer

October 7, 2026
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From AEPhi to Team Sharsheret: How a Campus Connection Became a Lifeline

July 29, 2026
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Community

June 2, 2026
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The Power of Being Paired With Someone Who Gets It

By Claudia

January 30, 2026
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Sisters Who Cancer Together: A Story of Strength, Support, and Sisterhood

By Samantha and Tori

November 5, 2025
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Thinking of you

By Ainat Koller, Sharsheret Program Participant

October 6, 2025
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Racing with Team Sharsheret (61)

Running for a Cause: Honoring My Mom’s Journey of Strength and Resilience

By Jordan Brodie

March 27, 2025
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From College Philanthropy to my Personal BRCA Journey

By Aly Book (Alpha Tau Chapter, University of Florida)

January 29, 2025
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Running for Renee

By Alexa and Emily Podolsky

November 3, 2022
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From Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority Sister, To Caregiver, To Team Sharsheret Racer

By Becca Weiner Malina

October 20, 2020
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We Run For Team Daniella

By Sandy Nissel-Horowitz, Tammy Bryk (breast cancer survivor), Hillel Bryk, Jonathan Glaubach, Tamara Kaynan, Andrew Friedman, Yoni Brafman, Gabriella Greif, Sammy Schwartz

March 9, 2020
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I Run Because Of The Kindness Sharsheret Treated My Mom With

By Devorah Oved

March 9, 2020
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Self-Advocacy (26)

From Diagnosis to Advocacy: My TNBC Breast Cancer Journey

By Lindsey Baker, Sharsheret Program Participant, TNBC Survivor and Patient Advocate

February 27, 2025
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I Made the Decision to Have a Preventative Double Mastectomy Even Though I Do Not Have the BRCA Gene Mutation

By Rachel Katz

January 3, 2025
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Being your own advocate: Navigating the treatment journey for ovarian or breast cancer

By AbbVie

November 6, 2024
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Making a Difference: Empowering Lives Through Sharsheret

By Elisa Schoenfeld

August 16, 2024
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Asking For a Second Opinion

By Dr. Deanna Gerber

March 21, 2023
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Effectively Communicating With Your Medical Team

By Laura Lee

March 15, 2023
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Summer Internship (45)

My Summer Internship at Sharsheret

By Alexa Schulman

September 10, 2026
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Beyond the Clinical Setting: My Summer at Sharsheret

By Lilly Rotman

September 10, 2026
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A Summer of Learning, Connection, and Impact at Sharsheret

By Rachel Abelson

September 10, 2026
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My Impactful Internship Experience at Sharsheret

By Rachel Hofert

September 10, 2026
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A Summer of Learning, Listening, and Inspiration at Sharsheret

By Debra Fuchs

August 25, 2025
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Connecting Public Health and Compassion: My Internship at Sharsheret

By Leora Feinsmith

August 25, 2025
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Supporting Sharsheret (4)

Sharsheret Jewel Circle: Why I Give

By Lizzy Greif

September 30, 2020
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Giving Back to Sharsheret

By Debbie Boggs

March 24, 2017
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Sharsheret Celebrates National Volunteer Week 2016

By Sharsheret

April 15, 2016
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Q&A With Karen Beilin!

By Karen Beilin

April 12, 2016
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Survivorship (149)

Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer: Choosing Love Over Fear

By Sandy W.

October 13, 2026
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My Cancer Story: From Patient to Peer Supporter to Sharsheret Leader

By Lisa Hofheimer

October 7, 2026
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Talking About Life (and Death), With or Without a Diagnosis

May 26, 2026
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Still Here, Still Fighting, Still Hopeful

May 8, 2026
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Recalculating: My Cancer Journey and the Support That Continues to Guide Me

April 16, 2026
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Sisters Who Cancer Together: A Story of Strength, Support, and Sisterhood

By Samantha and Tori

November 5, 2025
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The Waiting Room (6)

Twenty Years in the Waiting Room

February 26, 2026
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Navigating a Breast Biopsy Experience

By Lisa Schechter

April 12, 2024
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Navigating Uncertainty, Part 1: My Experience in “The Waiting Room”

By Lisa Schechter

February 29, 2024
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From Regional Director to Sharsheret Caller

By Eve Kleinerman, Sharsheret Illinois Regional Director

October 17, 2019
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Twenty Pounds of Pressure

By Eve Kleinerman, Sharsheret Illinois Regional Director

February 22, 2019
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I’ve Never Been So Elated To Be Negative!

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