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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.