Hackensack, New Jersey (October 3, 2005) — Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting Jewish women facing breast cancer, will present the symposium “Hormones and Breast Cancer: Through Treatment and Beyond” on Monday, November 7, 2005 at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. The event will attract breast cancer patients and survivors, their families, and health care professionals and will be accessible nationwide via webcast. Continue reading →

Hackensack, New Jersey (August, 1, 2005) – Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women facing breast cancer, will launch Embrace, a new Quality of Life Program designed for women living in the advanced stages of breast cancer. Embrace will address the specific concerns of women living with advanced breast cancer, including treatment options, pain management, quality of life, talking with family members and friends, and feelings of emotional isolation. Continue reading →

Hackensack, New Jersey (July 26, 2005) — Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women facing breast cancer, will launch three new programs in time for October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The programs will address the specific concerns of women living in the advanced stages of breast cancer and the needs of family members and caregivers, and will include a moderated web-based forum to build community and provide support for young Jewish women facing breast cancer nationwide.
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Hackensack, New Jersey (July 26, 2005) — Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women facing breast cancer, will publish and distribute 40,000 new booklets entitled “Facing Breast Cancer as a Jewish Woman” with support from The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. This booklet is the third publication in Sharsheret’s booklet series, the only culturally sensitive resource available to Jewish women and families facing breast cancer nationwide. Continue reading →

Hackensack, New Jersey (July 13, 2005) — Riverdale-based vocalist Suffy Rudman has released her debut album, “Believe,” a collection of songs “for women, by women, in support of women.” All proceeds will benefit Sharsheret, a national non-profit organization supporting young Jewish women facing breast cancer.
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Hackensack, New Jersey (March 10, 2005)—Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting Jewish women facing breast cancer, will pay tribute to the mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends who have touched the lives of breast cancer survivors at their Annual Benefit Luncheon on Sunday, May 15th. The event is expected to attract more than 500 guests at the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Hackensack, New Jersey (March 9, 2005) — Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting Jewish women facing breast cancer, will present the symposium, “Surviving Young: Life After Breast Cancer,” on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City. The event will attract breast cancer survivors, their families, and health care professionals and will be accessible nationwide via webcast. A transcript of the event will also be available to patients and health care professionals on Sharsheret’s website, www.sharsheret.org. Continue reading →

Hackensack, New Jersey (July 28, 2004) — This fall, Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women facing breast cancer, will join thousands of women and men gathering in New York City’s Central Park to participate in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s Race For The Cure and American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Continue reading →

Hackensack, New Jersey (July 28, 2004) — Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women facing breast cancer, will present the symposium, “Breast Cancer Genetics: Impact on the Jewish Woman and Her Family,” Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. Continue reading →

Hackensack, New Jersey (July 27, 2004) — Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young women facing breast cancer, has launched Best Face Forward, a new program to help young women address the cosmetic side effects of breast cancer treatments. More than 250,000 women under 40 in the United States are currently living with breast cancer. Side effects of standard radiation and chemotherapy treatments include hair loss, thinning eyebrows and eyelashes, dry skin, and changes in skin tone.
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