JULY 28 • 2022 | 41

HEALTH

J

Screen Detroit is a 
JFamily program that 
aims to lessen the 
impact of cancer on Detroit’s 
Jewish community. It pro-
vides education and access 
to at-home genetic testing to 
determine a person’s risk of 
developing or passing down 
hereditary cancers. This July, 
JScreen Detroit and JFamily 
encourage Detroit’s Jewish 
community to get tested and 
take the first steps toward a 
healthy future for themselves 
and their families.
Statistically, half of all men 
and a third of all women in 
the U.S. will develop cancer 
in their lifetimes. This trans-
lates to more than 3 million 
people of Jewish descent 
across the U.S. and more than 
28,000 in Detroit alone. Jews 
are at a significantly higher 
risk of carrying mutations 
in certain cancer suscepti-
bility genes. Mutations in 
the BRCA genes are associ-
ated with increased risks for 
breast, ovarian, prostate and 
pancreatic cancer. 
JScreen’s CancerGEN test 
assesses the BRCA genes and 
more than 60 other genes 
associated with risks for 
many types of cancer. This 
robust cancer panel includes 
genes that are actionable, 
meaning steps can be taken 
to help prevent cancer if a 
person tests positive.
“JFamily offers educational 
opportunities and communi-
ty around families’ happiest 
times, such as the birth of a 
first baby or sending a child 

off to college. But along 
with happy occasions come 
challenging situations, which 
is why at the core of our 
mission is a desire to offer 
support in times that families 
need it most,” says Stephanie 
Erez, director of education 
for JFamily Detroit. “When 
Lacey Foon approached with 
her idea to create a fund 
that would offset the costs of 
preventative genetic screen-
ing, we immediately said 
yes. Thanks to the generous 
support of the Lacey Foon 
Family Fund and the DMC 
Foundation, JScreen Detroit 
has subsidized more than 170 
testing kits to date.” 
Thanks to JFamily and the 
generosity of the Lacey Foon 
Family Fund and the DMC 
Foundation, the JScreen pro-
gram fees are being highly 
subsidized for the Detroit 
Jewish community as follows:
• ReproGEN: $18 with 
code DetroitRepro (normally 
$149).
• CancerGEN: $36 with 
code DetroitPreventCancer 
(normally $199).
• ReproGEN and 
CancerGEN combo: $54 with 
code DetroitScreens (normally 
$299).

The subsidized JScreen 
Detroit fees apply to indi-
viduals who provide their 
health insurance information, 
regardless of their coverage or 
deductibles. 

Submitted by JScreen. More info at 

jfamily.jccdet.org/ 

jscreen-detroit?rq=jscreen.

JFamily Offers 
Cancer Screening

JScreen Detroit provides affordable 
genetic testing for cancer proclivity.

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