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Anika Jensen (right) and Michele Leavy in "Still Life." (Courtesy)
Posted inFilm

From the East Bay to the big screen, a Jewish story of teen love and loss

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

Back in 1999, Reva Lee was coping with leukemia and the financial struggles that followed her diagnosis. J. chronicled what Lee was going through and how she kept her spirits […]

Still from "Love, Danielle," a film about genetic cancer and the decisions a woman has to make. (Courtesy)
Posted inHealth

This advocate found dark comedy in her cancer ‘previvor’ journey and film

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 8, 2025December 9, 2025
Kit Vincent's father, Lawrence, at synagogue. Their story is told in the film "Red Herring," screening as part of the 2023 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. (Photo/Courtesy Kit Vincent)
Posted inCulture

In ‘Red Herring,’ a son’s terminal diagnosis leads to a father’s new life as a Jew

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz July 10, 2023July 10, 2023
Ashkenazi men can carry harmful mutations of the BRCA gene, putting them at elevated risk not only of breast cancer, but also of melanoma and prostate, ovarian and pancreatic cancer. Yet there are precautions they can take to minimize their risks. (Photo/JTA-Thomas Barwick-Getty Images)
Posted inSPONSORED CONTENT

Hereditary cancers aren’t just a women’s problem. Jewish men need to take precautions too.

by Larry Luxner and JTA December 16, 2022December 16, 2022
Kate Wang at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Photo/Sandro Halank)
Posted inDance

Ice-skating fundraiser to support ‘HairToStay’ for low-income cancer patients

by J. Staff October 22, 2021October 22, 2021
Documentarian Debra Chasnoff (right) with wife Nancy Otto in “Prognosis: Notes on Living.”
Posted inFilm

‘Prognosis’: S.F. documentarian turns camera on herself as she battles cancer

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 12, 2021
Married couple Dean Felsher, M.D., and Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, Ph.D., are both researching Covid-19 at Stanford University. (Photo/Scott Lasky Photography)
Posted inHealth

Married Stanford scientists fight Covid on two fronts: cancer and smoking

by Dan Pine November 11, 2020November 11, 2020
Marty Tanenbaum, founder of Cancer Commons. (Photo/Courtesy Cancer Commons)
Posted inUncategorized

Local cancer survivor starts information hub for latest cancer treatments

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 11, 2020September 14, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg preparing to administer the Oath of Allegiance to candidates for U.S. citizenship at the New-York Historical Society in New York City, April 10, 2018. (JTA/Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg says cancer has returned, chemotherapy ‘yielding positive results’

by Ben Harris and JTA July 17, 2020July 17, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participates in a discussion during the Library of Congress National Book Festival at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Aug. 31, 2019. (JTA/Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is cancer free

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA January 9, 2020

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