women with breast or ovarian cancer type non profit founded 1976 in new york city founder dr. eugene thiessen headquarters 1501 broadway suite 704a new york ny 10036 key people jacqueline reinhard executive director didi lacher president slogan we are breast and ovarian cancer survivors and we re here to help you . website 1 share is a highly regarded new york city peer support organization of women affected by breast or ovarian cancer . 1 share is a professionally managed volunteer organization . trained volunteers and staff who are breast or ovarian cancer survivors operate telephone hotlines in english spanish and ten other languages lead support groups and offer an array of educational services in 18 sites and in every borough of new york city . 2 3 share does not charge for any of its services and has been praised for their extensive outreach programs to underserved communities in new york city . 4 the organization cooperates with several major hospitals in the new york city area . 5 contents 1 history 2 peer support 3 global activities 4 public policy 5 events 6 external links 7 references history edit 1976 share was started by cancer specialist dr. eugene thiessen as an informal support group for 12 women with breast cancer . 6 1978 share incorporated as a not for profit organization in new york state . 7 1987 citation needed latinashare was started to provide support information education and advocacy opportunities for people who feel more comfortable communicating in spanish . 1995 share began offering services for women with ovarian cancer . 7 2007 share expanded services specifically for women with metastatic breast cancer . 7 2008 the new york department of health issued this statement 8 while announcing a grant to share and nine other community based breast cancer education counseling outreach and support services support groups education counseling and related activities can help reduce stress experienced by breast cancer patients improve their ability to cope and deal with the uncertainties challenges and life complications that accompany the disease and also enable them to make more effective use of health services . breast cancer survivors may have a myriad of clinical and psychosocial needs and support services have been shown to improve their quality of life . peer support edit a philosophy of peer support guides share activities . its web site states we are breast and ovarian cancer survivors and we re here to help you . a survivor and later volunteer published this first person account of the peer support process i was scared to death she says because i had to make so many major decisions about breast reconstruction hormonal treatments possible chemotherapy and everything else . my knowledge of breast cancer was only that it happened to other women not me . but communicating her fears and realizing that other women had similar worries and stories to share was empowering . i know that this sounds hokey nancy says but when i sat in that room for the first time i felt like i was going to live and that i was not alone . sitting in a room full of women who were dealing with the same issues who were also scared to death gave me strength . likewise nancy says her communication with a peer match counselor a volunteer from the share hotline who also had dcis was inspiring she shared her story with me and it gave me hope . 9 the benefits of emotional support to women with breast cancer have been acknowledged in the medical literature . 10 global activities edit according to the united nations world health organization more than 500 000 people worldwide die from breast cancer every year and breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide . 11 recognizing the need for women to help each other to deal with the impact of this disease share volunteers have assisted in creating similar peer support organizations in israel and the czech republic . 12 public policy edit share seeks to play an active role in shaping the public policy agenda related to breast and ovarian cancer . 13 breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related death among women in new york state and nearly 14 000 new york state women are newly diagnosed with breast cancer each year and approximately 3 000 die from the disease annually . 8 share hopes to reduce these numbers by advocating for health resources and awareness . events edit share sponsors a second helping of life an annual event since 2003 in which many of the top female chefs in new york city converge in a giant tasting party to benefit share . 14 15 among the chefs participating in 2009 were rebecca charles pearl oyster bar anita lo annisa & rickshaw dumpling bar gina depalma babbo and alex guarnaschelli butter . guest chefs will include dana cowin of food & wine magazine ruth reichel of gourmet and stars of the stage and screen such as broadcasting mavens including samantha mathis robin mattson and ellen parker bravo top chef masters host kelly choi and tv personality sara moulton . 16 in 2009 chef lo competed in the tv show top chef masters with share as the named beneficiary of her 20 000 winnings . 17 external links edit share website references edit http www.medicinenet.com script main art.asp articlekey 51256 & page 2 http health.msn.com health topics breast cancer articlepage.aspx cp documentid 100107456 http www.nypost.com p lifestyle health help is nearby if cancer strikes ksb7glxmrw1lvpdheyztdn mayer musa advanced breast cancer a guide to living with metastatic disease 2nd edition o reilly & associates inc. 1998 . http oreilly.com medical breastcancer news general.html http nyp.org services oncology columbia breast center.html thiessen e. in preface to the cancer challenge sharing the experience by miller lee . iuniverse 2007 isbn 978 0 595 42981 3 a b c http www.sharecancersupport.org about about us mission a b http www.health.state.ny.us press releases 2008 2008 06 04 organizations receive grants for cancer support services.htm http www.cancerconsultants.com share self help for women with breast or ovarian cancer goodwin pj leszcz m ennis m koopmans j vincent l guther h drysdale e hundleby m chochinov hm navarro m speca m hunter j. the effect of group psychosocial support on survival in metastatic breast cancer . n engl j med . 2001 dec 13 ; 345 24 1719 26 . pub med id 11742045 http www.who.int mediacentre factsheets fs297 en index.html http www.jewishcolumbia.org page.aspx id 30347 http www.sharecancersupport.org advocacy what we do http weblogs.wpix.com news local morningnews blogs 2009 09 share.html more http abclocal.go.com wabc story section news & id 7020588 http thestrongbuzz.com events index.php item id 214 & month 9 & day 21 & year 2009 http www.bravotv.com top chef masters videos winner interview anita lo retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title share cancer support & oldid 724825402 categories breast cancer organizationscharities based in new yorkcancer 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