“I did not know where to turn for support. My family was extremely supportive as were my medical doctors. However, given my Ashkenazi Jewish DNA as an African American woman, I had a very unique set of circumstances, and I wanted to find someone who had “walked in my shoes . ” Luckily, I saw a brochure while in the hospital which explained Sharsheret. I looked at it with tears in my eyes and immediately knew that I needed to reach out to them for support." Read more about Hazel's st or y here .    
Reserve Your Seat For Our Annual New Jersey Benefit Luncheon!
Register today for Sharsheret's Chai Anniversary Benefit Luncheon, celebrating 18 years of breast and ovarian cancer support, taking place on Sunday, May 19th at 10:00 am at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe. This year's Guests of Honor are Shari and Nathan J. Lindenbaum. Dr. B. Aviva Preminger will receive the Lisa Altman Volunteer Award and Racheli Bloom Poleyeff is being presented the Next Gen Award. Click here to reserve your seat or to make a donation. Thank you to our Lead Sponsor  Holy Name Medical Center and our Event Underwriter  Lewis and Garbuz, P.C .
Sharsheret Illinois Launch In The News!
SHARSHERET ILLINOIS LAUNCH PARTY IN SKOKIE

NEW CHICAGO OFFICE HELPS JEWISH WOMEN WITH CANCER…
Sharsheret Welcomes New Board Members!
We are thrilled to welcome Jordanna Nadritch (left) to our Board of Directors and Dr. Amy Kusske (center) and Dr. Caryn Gamss (right) to our Medical Advisory Board . Jordanna is a Senior Legal Editor for the Bankruptcy & Restructuring service of Practical Law at Thomson Reuters and has been actively involved with Sharsheret since 2013. Dr. Amy Kusske, Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of California Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine and Co-Director of the UCLA Santa Monica Breast Center, served on the Sharsheret California Advisory Committee since 2017, and has meaningfully contributed to Sharsheret’s growth throughout the region. Dr. Caryn Gamss of Murray Hill Radiology and Mammography in New York City has volunteered for Sharsheret since 2016 and has also contributed several pieces to Sharsheret's blog.
Ritual Bath/Mikvah Attendants Trained By Sharsheret
Our California Regional Director Jenna Fields recently partnered with the  Jewish Federations of Greater Portland  and Greater Santa Barbara to bring a day of breast and ovarian cancer related education and empowerment programs to their communities, including a training for attendants at two Mikvaot (ritual baths) in Portland.

Is your community interested in sponsoring a day of education and training with us? We’ll come to you for a full line-up of programs with topics related to: creating a caring community, hereditary risk for breast and ovarian cancer, signs and symptoms, health empowerment, and more. Programs and trainings are available for community members, staff of local Jewish organizations, rabbis, mikvah attendants and health care professionals. Contact   Melissa Rosen for more information. 

Thank you to our partner the Basser Center for BRCA for making these trainings possible.
Poster Presentation With Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
We were proud to present a poster presentation highlighting our national Peer Support Network, along with our evaluation partners at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, at the 29th Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference in Las Vegas. Click here to view  Evaluating the Impact of Structured Peer Support Services for Young Jewish Women Facing Breast Cancer: A Breast Center Opportunity .
Join Team Sharsheret and secure a slot in an upcoming race :

MB Bike The Drive Chicago 2019 on Sunday, May 26th.

Santa Monica Summer Break Fun Run on Sunday, July 14th.

TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 3rd.

You can also choose your own race and make your miles meaningful. For more information or to secure a slot, contact  Ellen Kleinhaus .
Sweat, shop, and sing-along with Sharsheret in Florida this Passover! Join us at Lasko Getaways’ Pink Day on Wednesday, April 24th in Aventura. Click here for more information and to register for any of the Pink Day activities.
Sharsheret is honored to serve on the Community Advisory Board for the  BRCA  Founder Outreach (BFOR) Study, a new initiative combining the convenience of direct-to-consumer genetic testing with the advantages of receiving testing with the guidance of a medical care provider. Led by our Medical Advisory Board Member Dr. Kenneth Offit and other nationally recognized genetics and hereditary cancer experts, the BFOR study offers no cost  BRCA  genetic testing to women and men of Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish ancestry, age 25 or older, in NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, and LA metropolitan areas who are at least ten times more likely than the general population to inherit certain kinds of  BRCA  mutations.  Click  here  to learn more about how you can participate in the BFOR study.
Hear From The Experts
Check out these blogs from our experts at our partner Holy Name Medical Center :

Dr. Ari Berger on Palliative Care, pain relief during cancer treatment .

Peggy Cottrell, Cancer Genetic Counselor at Sharsheret and Holy Name Medical Center on what you need to know about genetic cancer testing including significant changes in recommendations; and

Nancy Palamara, Director of the Pharmacy and Infusion Center at Holy Name Medical Center on biosimilar drugs .
April 2019 | Sharsheret | Phone | Fax | info@sharsheret.org | www.sharsheret.org