Tovah Feldshuh (photo by Julio Gaggia)

The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund) is a national human services organization that helps address the specific needs of musicians and other entertainment professionals — with a unique understanding of the challenges involved with a life in the arts and the knowledge of what it takes to thrive in an often-unpredictable industry.

In recognition of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, the Entertainment Community Fund shines a spotlight on the Feldshuh Fund for Women’s Health.

Established in 2023 by Broadway luminary Tovah Feldshuh, the Feldshuh Fund for Women’s Health provides education and support of services for the early detection of ovarian and other reproductive cancers for women in the performing arts and entertainment community.

To ensure one’s health and potential need for medical care, it’s important to be aware of the risk factors and symptoms of ovarian and other cancers that effect women’s reproduction systems.

Early detection is critical. Ovarian cancer ranks fifth in cancer deaths among women and causes more deaths than any other gynecological cancer. However, the five-year survival rate is 93 percent when diagnosed and treated in its earliest stages.

If you have a family history of gynecological cancer, it’s even more critical to take action. Located in the heart of Times Square, The Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts (a program of the Entertainment Community Fund and Mount Sinai Doctors) offers primary and specialty care (including gynecology) and can make referrals to specialists within the Mount Sinai system. To make an appointment, please visit entertainmentcommunity.org/HealthCenter.

To support the Feldshuh Fund for Women’s Health, please visit entertainmentcommunity.org/Tovah