The BRCA Initiative
Bringing Radical
Cancer Awareness
to the Jewish Community
Initiative Partners:
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Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center
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Jewish Colorado
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Colorado Cancer Coalition
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University of Colorado Medical School
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FORCE
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Sharsheret
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Steering Committee
Carol Abrams
Nikki Cohen
Leslie Dorfman
Janie Fruchtman
David Foster
Melanie Gruenwald
Leslie Heins
Susan Hollander
Joanne Kleinstein
Rick Kornfeld
Molly Lanphier
Roberta Levin
Casey Madison
Wendy Miller
Michael Millstein
Lisa Mintz
Leslie Sidell
Lori Weiner
Molly Zwerdlinger
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Medical Advisory Team
Christine Walsh M.D.
Donald Aptekar M.D.
Mary Freivogel, MS, CGC
Sharisse Jimenez, MA MS, CGC
Emily Goldberg, MS, CGC
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Staff Team
Amy Morris, Amy@JewishCancerPrevention.org
Leslie Dorfman, Leslie@JewishCancerPrevention.org
Patrice Hauptman, Patrice@GynCancerColorado.org
Susan Kramer
Cancer Prevention is possible
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1 in 400 for the general population have a mutation in their BRCA gene that controls the growth of cancerous tumors.
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1 in 40 people of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage has a BRCA gene mutation. That is a 10X increase in cancer risk from the general population.
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Women with a BRCA gene mutation have an up to 72% chance of getting breast cancer and a 44% chance of getting ovarian cancer.
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Men with a BRCA mutation have a higher risk for prostate cancer.
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Both men and women have a higher risk for pancreatic cancer.