‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Your Uterine Newsletter May/June 2021

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Greetings! Greetings to all! We wanted to share a few updates with you: We're excited to announce that SHARE, Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE), Black Health Matters and Eisai, Inc. recently launched a brand new initiative, Spot Her For Endometrial Cancer, to help raise awareness about uterine/endometrial cancer. Be sure to join us on June 2nd for our special Let's Talk About It: Uterine Cancer Survivorship webinar. The presentation will focus on a variety of issues that survivors face, and there will be plenty of time for Q&A and conversation. We were thrilled that Dr. Jeannine Villella, Chief of Gynecologic Oncology at Lenox Hill Hospital, joined us in April to present information on several exciting advances that were highlighted at this year's SGO Annual Meeting. The video recording of her talk: Report Back From SGO - What's The Latest in Uterine Cancer is now available. Keep reading below for further information on these and other programs. If you would like to contact the uterine cancer program team directly, please email us at uterineprogram@sharecancersupport.org With our warm regards, Kitty Silverman, Uterine Cancer Program Director Nefa-Tari Moore, Outreach and Uterine Program Coordinator

The Spot Her for EC initiative aims to educate about the signs and symptoms of endometrial cancer and encourage women to listen, to advocate, and put their health, and the health of other women, first. Join the pledge to #SpotHerForEC and raise our voices around this serious, yet under-recognized cancer—for the women we love and the women we are. Click here to visit the SpotHerForEC website. SHARE has partnered with HealthUnlocked to create an online uterine cancer community where you can feel safe, supported, and empowered to tell your story and discuss your issues. Our community has 93 members so far - join today and you can help us reach that important milestone of our first 100 members!  SHARE mourns the recent passing of Pamela Hegg, a SHARE uterine support group member. In memory of her, we share her story—in her own words. In April, CURE spoke with Pamela about her journey with a rare form of endometrial cancer in their podcast, “CURE Talks Cancer". Click here to listen.

Let's Talk About It: Uterine Cancer Survivorship ZOOM WEBINAR Wednesday, June 2 1:00-2:00 PM ET

In cancer, survivorship focuses on the health and well-being of a person with cancer from the time of diagnosis until the end of life. In this intimate group setting, Allison Asante, Supervising Physician Assistant in Gynecologic Oncology at Lenox Hill Hospital, will talk about issues related to uterine cancer survivorship including physical effects of treatment, follow-up care, cancer recurrence, healthy best practices and more. There will be plenty of time to ask questions and share experiences with your peers.  Register Here

Support groups are a low-pressure, empowering opportunity to exchange experiences, information, and care with women who understand what you're going through-to hear and be heard. Research shows that women with a strong community of support have better health outcomes. Our support groups are led by trained facilitators who are uterine cancer survivors. Uterine Cancer Support Group Connect by phone or video via Zoom Mon, June 7, 21 6-8:00 pm ET Uterine Cancer Support Group for Women of African Descent Connect by phone or video via Zoom Wed, June 9, 6-7:30pm ET Young Women's Gyn Cancer Support Group Connect by phone or video via Zoom Wed, June 16, 7-8:30pm ET Newly Diagnosed and In Treatment Uterine Cancer Support Group Connect by phone or video via Zoom Tuesday, June 22, 7-8:30pm ET Japanese Ovarian and Uterine Cancer Support Group Connect by phone or video via Zoom Thurs, June 3, 8-9:30pm ET

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Whether you have an endometrial cancer or uterine sarcoma diagnosis, or you're a friend, family member or caregiver of someone who does, SHARE is always here for you with our Uterine Cancer Helpline. We're here to lend support, give information, share experiences, and to lift you up every time you need it.  844.ASK.SHARE (844.275.7427) Uterine Helpline: 844.582.6005

In loving memory of the amazing and courageous women that we've lost in our SHARE uterine community, we'd like to lift up their names in honor of their brave flight.    Susan Rago Beth Blackman Elizabeth Holmes Pamela Hegg Kathryn Cortelyou

Join Dr. Jeannine Villella, Chief of Gynecologic Oncology at Lenox Hill Hospital, as she shares a comprehensive update from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer. Dr. Villella reviews what the research presented at the conference means for you and discusses new developments. View Zoom Event Here

Update on the Treatment of Endometrial Cancer Join us for an overview of endometrial cancer and a discussion on current standard of care, new treatment approaches and much more. This program was done in partnership with Cancer Care. View Webcast Here

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Check out over 50 current videos, past webinars, and slides with expert presenters speaking on various topics important to women facing uterine, ovarian or breast cancer, such as research updates, nutrition, clinical trials, and symptom management. Visit Video Library

Multigene Panel Testing May Help Identify Women With Endometrial Cancer at Risk of Other Cancers In new research to be presented at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting, genetic testing in an unselected group of women with endometrial cancer revealed actionable germline variants in cancer susceptibility genes for 10% of women. Click to Read More

Bag It Uterine Bag SHARE and Bag It have teamed up to provide a new bag specially designed for those affected by uterine cancer. Bag It's mission is to educate, support, and empower cancer patients and their caregivers with the right information, right when they need it most. Click here and use the code SHARE2020 to order your free bag today! Tina's Wish EmpowHER Series We are thrilled to collaborate with Tina's Wish as a Community Partner for this educational series! The monthly webisode series educates and empowers women in relation to their gynecologic health. Webisodes feature subject matter experts and moderators with personal connections to gynecologic cancers. Knowledge is power! We welcome everyone to join us on this inclusive journey. Each webisode will offer closed captioning in English & Spanish and last 30-40 minutes in length. To learn more, click here. Cancer and Careers National Conference on Work & Cancer This annual event will be held virtually on Friday, June 25. This free, daylong event, which explores the complexities of balancing treatment and recovery with employment, is open to patients, survivors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, advocates, employers/HR and anyone else touched by cancer. To learn more and to register, click here.

Leadership support for SHARE's Uterine Cancer Program has been generously provided by Eisai.

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