# Sharsheret

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## TL;DR

Sharsheret offers Jewish women free access to genetic counsellors, peer supporters and social workers for breast and ovarian cancer and inherited risk.

## Summary

Sharsheret is a US national organisation serving Jewish women and families, a community with a high rate of BRCA founder variants. Its genetics programme lets anyone speak with a certified genetic counsellor about family history, testing and results at no cost; its peer support network pairs callers with a woman who has had a similar experience; and its social workers help with the practical and emotional load. Services are free and open to all, regardless of background.

## Fields

- Kind: Collection
- Last checked: 2026-09-17
- Tags: free; patient-org
- URL: https://sharsheret.org/
- Holds: Free support for Jewish women and families facing breast and ovarian cancer or elevated genetic risk, including a genetics programme with genetic counsellors on staff, peer support and clinical social workers.

## Sources

- Sharsheret: https://sharsheret.org/

## Connected records

- collections: [FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered](https://onco.cc/collections/force-facing-our-risk/), [NHS Jewish BRCA Testing Programme](https://onco.cc/collections/nhs-jewish-brca-testing/)
- cancers: [Breast cancer (all types)](https://onco.cc/cancers/breast-cancer/), [Ovarian cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/ovarian/)
- targets: [BRCA1 / BRCA2 (HRD)](https://onco.cc/targets/brca/)
- terms: [Hereditary cancer syndromes](https://onco.cc/terms/hereditary-cancer-syndromes/)

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