Genetic science & healing art at JCC Karen Starrett Belfer The Jewish Community Center of Greater Monmouth County in Deal will present complementary programs on the topic of women and cancer from a scientific and artistic perspectives. "The Disturbing Truth: Why Ashkenazi Women Are at High Risk for Breast/Ovarian Cancer" will take place Wednesday, April 25, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the JCC, 100 Grant Ave. A similarly themed art exhibit, "A Survivor's Visual Chronicle," is at the JCC's Gallery on Grant. One in 50 Ashkenazi Jews is born with a genetic mutation that places women at high risk for developing breast or ovarian cancer. Angela Musial Fay, cancer genetic coordinator at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, will host a presentation about the genetic basis for inherited breast and ovarian cancer, screening strategies and preventive actions for women at inherited risk. Artist Karen Starrett Belfer, Ocean Township, will discuss her series of 18 paintings on exhibit at the Gallery at Grant, "Figurative Testimonials," which chronicle her ovarian cancer experience. The free program is co-sponsored by the JCC, The Cancer Center at Jersey Shore and Ocean Township Hadassah. For information, contact Lori Schneider adult & Jewish program director for the JCC of Greater Monmouth County, at (732) 531-9100, ext. 122 or e-mail to lschneider@jcca.org.