-A mother needed to visit her young son, immunocompromised and in isolation in a hospital leukemia ward. We are making it possible for this mother to see her son often even during Corona. -Lung cancer patient needed transport from Kiryat Gat to Be’er Sheva to start...
breast health issues
URGENT APPEAL FOR CANCER PATIENTS DURING CORONA OUTBREAK
IMMEDIATE APPEAL FROM THE ISRAEL LEMONADE FUND: The Coronavirus has created new and potentially expensive challenges for patients travelling to their chemotherapy/radiation treatments. They are immunocompromised, and they are being warned not to take public buses and...
What Breast Centers are Saying to us…
(עברית אחרי) "WOW! How wonderful, how emotional! Thank you so very much! These grants literally save these women..." From a Social Worker in response to grant awards for her patients. !וואו! איזה יופי! מאוד מרגש" ".תודה רבה רבה, זה פשוט מציל את הנשים האלה. מעובדת...
Women's Health Awareness Evening: Breast Health 31/1/2019 Raanana
Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/393500344753288/
List of Health Info Booths and other sponsors – Women's Health Awareness Evening 2015
Thanks to all who participated in/helped out at the Lemonade Fund Women’s Health Awareness Evening on May 4th. The event was fun and informative. Some amazing people donated their services and shared their expertise. Worth getting to know them! Well-being: BRACHA...
Mammogram Controversy
Come to Lemonade Fund's Women's Health Awareness Evening (in English) to hear about the latest controversies about screening. RSVP: shari@lemonadefund.org or https://www.facebook.com/events/480634542039654/
When Men Get Breast Cancer
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/when-men-get-breast-cancer/?smid=fb-shareWhen Men Get Breast Cancer The Lemonade Fund is sharing this story to raise awareness that though quite rare, 1% of breast cancer strikes men. Men need to be alert to any lumps or changes in their chests.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/27/health/in-israel-a-push-to-screen-for-cancer-gene-leaves-many-conflicted.html?ref=health&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/27/health/in-israel-a-push-to-screen-for-cancer-gene-leaves-many-conflicted.html?ref=health&_r=0http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/27/health/in-israel-a-push-to-screen-for-cancer-gene-leaves-many-conflicted.html?ref=health&_r=0 Should Israelis have mandatory BRCA gene testing?
Breast Cancer Leading Cause of Death in Israeli Women
http://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Science/Death-rate-from-heart-disease-down-80-percent-compared-to-1970s-332407Breast Cancer Leading Cause of Death in Israeli Women Breast Cancer is the leading cause of death of Israeli women. (Higher in Jews than Arabs for some reason.) Treatment is top notch. Then, why? Must beat this disease. (Reminder to schedule your mammograms.)
http://www.eventusdx.com/?page_id=82 New simple blood test to verify negative mammograms. To help allay concerns about what mammograms may miss. Pilot for Octava Pink test in Italy and Israel. Interesting