Genetic Aid Invite your friends and family to come try Temple Kol Ami for a year Members joining between now and October 16, 2010 will pay NO membership dues for this year AND if they have kids in kindergarten they can attend our Religious School for FREE too. Join us for Call the TKA Office for more information at (248) 661-0040 Two Special Shabbat Events Prospective Member Shabbat and Sushi Oneg Friday, August 13 at 6:30 pm A family-friendly, one-hour service to welcome prospective members. Meet and greet at a kosher style sushi oneg. Friday, August 20 at 5:45 pm A special evening to celebrate summer. Please invite other families who might be interested in taking a look at TKA for possible membership. This service will be preceded by a picnic style dinner including hot dogs, ice cream and more! Please RSVP for dinner at (248) 661-0040 or cheryl@tkolami.org. Congregation B'nai Moshe - 100th Anniversary 1911 -2011 New Member Special 1st Year Dues $100.00 "Education is L. I, F. E. Music !I Sto Tim Free Pla "My Play Time" Services & Rituals (A preschool program for Kids & Adults) "L. I. F.E. Educational Program" (Learning is a Family Experience) Tuesday Mornings 9:30-11 a.m. Circle Time Hebrew Literacy Lv Art For more information contact our Education Director: Gail Gales at 248-788-3600 (X.e;I cvdcp Vilal i\Oft1C Congregation B'nai Moshe, "The Smaller Synagogue with the Large Heart." 6800 Drake Road, West Bloomfield, Ml 48322 Phone: 248-788-0600 Email: cbmedu@bnaimoshe.org or cbminfo@bnaimoshe.org www.bnaimoshe.org 1614270 28 August 12 • 2010 Testing helps fight cancer. T he Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute's Cancer Genetic Counseling Service (CGCS) established the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation Genetic Testing Assistance Fund in 2009, thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation. The fund, now in its second year, helps enhance Karmanos' CGCS out- reach and provide genetic testing for individuals of all ethnicities who are at risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome. Due to patent rights, there is only one laboratory in the U.S. that offers clini- cal genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome, so the cost of the testing is pre-determined and can be as much as $3,100. Testing is not always covered by health insur- ance, leaving many at high-risk in dan- ger of not having information that can save their lives. The Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation Genetic Testing Assistance Fund helps find genetic testing for those people who meet clinical crite- ria and are at risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome, but can- not otherwise afford the testing. Hereditary breast and ovarian can- cer syndrome is the most common cause of inherited forms of both breast and ovarian cancer, highly prevalent in the Ashkenazi Jewish popula- tion. Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome results in at least 16,000 new cases of breast and ovar- ian cancer in the United States each year due to inherited mutations in two genes: BRCA1 (breast cancer gene-1) and BRCA2 (breast cancer gene-2). Karmanos' CGCS provides cancer risk assessment and genetic counseling as well as the facilitation of genetic test- ing for individuals who are concerned about their cancer family history. Since the first round of the MJSF funding, the Karmanos Cancer Institute was able to hire a genetic counselor to help provide services; the program provided six Comprehensive BRACAnalysis for eligible Karmanos cancer patients who were not able to pay for their testing, didn't have insur- ance to cover the cost or had insurance that didn't cover genetic testing. Of the six people tested, five tested nega- tive and one tested positive. n