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Tag: Ovarian Cancer

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For women using IVF to screen embryos for genetic diseases, these peers can offer support

Eric Berger in JTA · 29 Oct

Women with the BRCA genetic mutation face significant risks of cancers, particularly within the Ashkenazi Jewish community.

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English-speaking immigrants in Israel coping with cancer get some extra support

Eric Berger in JTA · 29 May

The American Jewish nonprofit organization Sharsheret is expanding its support services to English-speaking immigrants in Israel who are coping with breast or ovarian cancer.

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Like Kate, I had abdominal surgery, then had to tell my children I had cancer

Jewish Chronicle · 25 Mar

A woman reflects on her experience facing cancer after undergoing abdominal surgery, similar to Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge.

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Through young-adult buddy system, the children of cancer patients find support

Eric Berger in JTA · 1 Mar

Young Jewish adults like Sylvie Slotkin, whose mother battled cancer, are finding support through Sharsheret's YAD program, which pairs mentors with peers going through similar situations.

0 Communities Gender/Identity

With wigs, eyebrow restoration and nipple tattoos, this project helps cancer patients feel like women again

E.J. Kessler in JTA · 12 Feb

The project, Best Face Forward 2.0, run by the Jewish breast and ovarian cancer organization Sharsheret, provides financial assistance to women undergoing cancer treatment for non-medical services that aid in mental health and body image, such as nutrition assistance, hair preservation therapies, wigs, tattooing for eyebrows and nipples, and yoga therapies.

0 Communities Science

I am a BRCA carrier … I had to decide whether to have surgery

Gaby Wine in Jewish Chronicle · 1 Feb

After losing her mother to breast cancer, the author discovered she carried the BRCA1 gene mutation, which significantly increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

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For cancer patients, the High Holidays can bring some unique challenges

Larry Luxner in JTA · 6 Sep 2023

The High Holidays can present unique challenges for Jewish women struggling with breast or ovarian cancer.

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The View From the Hospital Balcony

Emil Stern in Tablet · 30 Dec 2021

The author reflects on a New Year's Eve spent in the hospital with their mother, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

0 Gender/Identity Literature

Diagnosis Is Not Death

Sara Ivry in Tablet · 1 Jun 2012

Susan Gubar, a feminist literary scholar battling ovarian cancer, challenges the idea that a diagnosis is a death sentence, emphasizing the importance of adapting to new circumstances.