It’s with deep gratitude that SHARE says goodbye to Jacqueline Reinhard, SHARE’s Executive Director since 2012, as she enters into a new and well-deserved phase of life: retirement!
Welcome to Carol Evans, SHARE’s New CEO & Executive Director
SHARE is proud to welcome Carol Evans as our new CEO and Executive Director. Carol is a longtime advocate of equality and inclusion in the workplace for women of color and a spokesperson for women’s health, particularly breast cancer.
Making a Giving Tuesday Gift to SHARE
Research shows a strong community of support leads to better medical outcomes. This Giving Tuesday, support women with breast or ovarian cancer with a gift to SHARE.
November Resource Roundup
Welcome to our monthly resource roundup! Each month, we curate study opportunities, new clinical trials, research results, news articles, personal perspectives, and upcoming events of interest to women and families affected by breast, ovarian, or metastatic breast cancer. Below are some links you might find useful.
Meet a Breast Cancer Helpline Volunteer: Enid
Enid was diagnosed with HR+, HER2- breast cancer in 2012. Now, she’s a volunteer on SHARE’s peer Helpline and gives back to other newly diagnosed women.
Maria: Why LatinaSHARE is Important to Me
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of LatinaSHARE, we are telling stories of women who have turned to LatinaSHARE over the years and helped make LatinaSHARE into the thriving and critically important program it is today.
1. What was it like when you were first diagnosed? What resources did you access?
I was diagnosed with breast cancer on August 19, 2010. When I learned that I had cancer, I asked for a second opinion.
October Resource Roundup
Welcome to our monthly resource roundup! Each month, we curate study opportunities, new clinical trials, research results, news articles, personal perspectives, and upcoming events of interest to women and families affected by breast, ovarian, or metastatic breast cancer. Below are some links you might find useful.
Mammograms for Women Over 75 | SHARE’s Senior Citizen Outreach
In 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a statement recommending that mammograms should not be widely encouraged for women over 75, stating that there was not enough evidence that showed a benefit in these women receiving regular mammograms.
Meet a Helpline Volunteer: Ann
Most of the callers I’ve spoken with on the helpline are recently diagnosed and terrified. I’d like to hope that I help them divert from that proverbial rabbit hole of despair by explaining much of that cancer science, so that instead they look towards the challenges that lay ahead with renewed sense of perseverance and inner strength.
Outreach Ambassador Open House 2019
Please join us for an open house to learn about SHARE’s Ambassador Program and the opportunity to become an Ambassador! SHARE Ambassadors are breast and ovarian cancer survivors or caregivers trained to educate underserved Latino, African-American and Caribbean communities about these diseases.
