Oct 21, 2026

Supporting Women During Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Federation works year-round to promote awareness of breast cancer risks in our Jewish community. Federation-supported nonprofits Sharsheret and Yodeah provide lifesaving education and access to breast cancer screening for Jewish women. While Sharsheret's expertise is with young women and Jewish families, the organization empowers anyone faced with or at increased genetic risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Yodeah facilitates low-cost, state-of-the-art testing for hereditary cancer gene mutations, as 1 in 40 Ashkenazi women AND men carries a BRCA genetic mutation that can markedly increase their risk of the breast cancer.