Sharsheret to Present Free National Webinar “Take Control: Navigating the Emotional Roller Coaster of Cancer”

Contact: Elana Silber, Executive Director
Telephone: 866.474.2774
Email: [email protected]

Teaneck, New Jersey (January 14, 2016) – Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young women and their families, of all Jewish backgrounds, facing breast cancer and ovarian cancer will present a free, national webinar, “Take Control: Navigating the Emotional Roller Coaster of Cancer,” on Tuesday, February 2, 2016, 8:15 p.m. (EST).

The webinar features Karen E. Hurley, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in hereditary cancer risk, Adjunct Professor at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Columbia University, and Sharsheret Medical Advisory Board Member, and Shera Dubitsky, MEd, MA, Director of Navigation and Support Services at Sharsheret, who will present critical information about the emotional impact experienced during cancer treatment and throughout the survivorship years. The experts will highlight the effects of cancer on emotions, coping skills to help balance life with cancer, and the impact of cancer on relationships. The webinar also features a Sharsheret cancer survivor who will share her personal story.  A live question and answer session will follow the presentation.

“Women newly diagnosed with breast cancer and ovarian cancer, and those in their survivorship years, from all across the country, reach out to Sharsheret to discuss their emotions,” said Director of Support Programs Adina Fleischmann. “This webinar will provide women facing cancer with an opportunity to have their emotional needs addressed and acquire coping skills to navigate the ups and downs of cancer treatment and survivorship”.

To register for the upcoming webinar and for log-on instructions, visit www.sharsheret.org or call toll-free 866.474.2774. This webinar is made possible with generous support from the Julius and Emmy Hamburger Memorial Fund.

About Sharsheret

Sharsheret, Hebrew for “chain”, is a national not-for-profit organization supporting young women and their families, of all Jewish backgrounds, facing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. We offer a community of support to women diagnosed with breast cancer or at increased genetic risk, by fostering culturally-relevant individualized connections with networks of peers, health professionals, and related resources. For more information or to learn about our programs, visit us at www.sharsheret.org or call us at (866) 474-2274.