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What’s Jewish about
PSYCHOLOGY, COUNSELING, & SUPPORT
Know the Facts
What’s Jewish about
What’s Jewish about
breast cancer and ovarian cancer?
Know the Facts
breast cancer and ovarian cancer?
breast cancer and ovarian cancer?
18 1 72
in
in
18
in
1in
women women 72
will be
will be
women women
diagnosed with diagnosed with
will be will be
breast
ovarian
diagnosed with diagnosed with
cancer ovarian
cancer
breast
in her lifetime in her lifetime
cancer
cancer
in her lifetime in her lifetime
1 833 MEN
1 1,000 men
in in
1 833 MEN
1 1,000 men
in in
will be diagnosed with
breast cancer
will be diagnosed with
in his lifetime
breast cancer
in his lifetime
1 40 carries a BRCA
in
carries a BRCA
gene mutation
1 40
in
ashkenazi gene mutation
As compared to 1 in 400
ashkenazi in the general population
Jews
As compared to 1 in 400
Jews
in the general population
MEN & can both be carriers of BRCA gene mutations, with each having a 50%
WHETHER YOU WERE DIAGNOSED 10 MONTHS
OR 10 YEARS AGO, SHARSHERET IS HERE TO HELP.
WOMEN chance of passing it on to the next generation, and are at increased risk for
WHETHER YOU WERE DIAGNOSED 10 MONTHS
breast, male breast, melanoma, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancers.
men
OR 10 YEARS A only
&GO, SHARSHERET IS HERE TO HELP.
WHAT DOES SHARSHERET DO?
men
We can help with free, personalized
&
WHAT DOES SHARSHERET DO?
women only
and confidential support and resources.
10-20%
women
Provides One-on-One Support

can both be carriers of BRCA gene Education and Outreach
mutations, with each having a 50% chance 10-20%
• Community Events
Education and Outreach
Provides One-on-One Support

• Mental Health Counseling
can both be carriers of BRCA gene
ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
of passing it on to the next generation, of breast and ovarian
mutations, with each having a 50% chance • Webinars
and are at increased risk for breast, male
• Emotional Support
• Community Events
• Mental Health Counseling
cancer is hereditary
of passing it on to the next generation, of breast and ovarian
• Cosmetic Impact of Treatment
• Cancer and Genetics Education
breast, melanoma, ovarian, pancreatic
• Webinars
• Financial Subsidies
and are at increased risk for breast, male • Campus Outreach
• Emotional Support
• Financial Subsidies
• Fertility
and prostate cancers.
breast, melanoma, ovarian, pancreatic cancer is hereditary
• Genetics Consultations • Volunteer Opportunities
• Campus Outreach
• Hereditary Cancer Risk
• Genetic Consultations
• Financial Subsidies
and prostate cancers.
• Mental Health Counseling
• Navigating Thrivership
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Peer Connections • Resources
• Genetics Consultations
• Peer Connections
• Newly Diagnosed Support
• Resources
Multi-gene panel testing can IDENTIFY MUTATIONS in BRCA1 or BRCA2 and other genes (e.g., ATM,
• Peer Connections
• Nutrition and Wellness
Sharsheret provides free and confidential breast cancer and ovarian cancer support.
CHEK2, or PALB2) or Lynch Syndrome, any of which may predispose you to a variety of cancers
• Parenting Through Cancer
Multi-gene panel testing can IDENTIFY MUTATIONS in BRCA1 or BRCA2 and other genes (e.g., ATM,
including Breast, colon, male breast, melanoma, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, and uterine.
Sharsheret provides free and confidential breast cancer and ovarian cancer support.
CHEK2, or PALB2) or Lynch Syndrome, any of which may predispose you to a variety of cancers
Contact Illinois Program Coordinator
including Breast, colon, male breast, melanoma, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, and uterine.
Sharon Levine at 312.767.2045
Contact Illinois Program Coordinator
Sharsheret Midwest Region:
or slevine@sharsheret.org may also be genetically predisposed to
312.767.2045
Sharon Levine at 312.767.2045
SEPHARDI
or slevine@sharsheret.org
336 SEPHARDI hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
may also be genetically predisposed to
JEWS
hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
Sagi, M., Eilat, A., Ben Avi, L. et al. Familial Cancer (2011) 10: 59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-010-9395-9