Cancer. Living with this illness is a challenge that requires untold determination and courage.

At Beit Natan we believe that each woman possesses these qualities. Our mission is to enable her to release and use these gifts to better her life.

Beit Natan is an Israel-based women’s cancer support and resource center. Working alongside Israel’s professional medical establishment, Beit Natan provides, at every stage of the disease, comprehensive emotional, psychological, social, and spiritual guidance and support to women coping with cancer from diverse backgrounds throughout Israel.

Our professional, dedicated staff offer extensive knowledge and expertise. Our volunteers, many cancer survivors themselves, bring a wealth of valuable, personal experiences. For more than a decade, Beit Natan’s manifold programs have been providing meaningful help to thousands of women all over Israel.

Our new spring schedule offers something for all cancer patients and their families.

Set to start the first week in May, new groups will begin for patients newly diagnosed or presently in treatment, (available in English or Hebrew) and a new "After treatment" group. While it would seem that women would be eager to ‘simply’ return to their previous lifestyles after completing chemo-therapy treatments, Beit Natan psychotherapist Jenny Edry explains “that many dynamics in the household have changed, and the women find it hard to revert back to what was. Moreover, there is always the question of ‘what if it returns?”

In addition, the special support group for husbands whose wives are presently ill will continue under the direction of therapist Rabbi Aaron Freedman. We are pleased that the men's group has drawn such a positive response,” says Chaya Heller, Director of Beit Natan. “Cancer is really a family affair, and we want to support both the husband and wife, each according to his/her individual need."

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