About the Author
Jan Hasak is a motivational speaker and author. At seminars, support groups, and church gatherings she shares how her faith in Christ sustained her as she endured breast-cancer diagnosis and treatment at age 43 and again at 52. As an attorney at a leading biotechnology firm with an advanced scientific degree, she wrote patents for over 20 years. She won an award from her company for her account of being treated with its breast-cancer drug, Herceptin® and she also received a Lymphedema “D” Day award in 2008.
Jan can be reached by email (jan@janhasak.com), through comments on her blog, or by messaging her on Facebook or Twitter.
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Jan Hasak is an expert Ezine author. Check out her work!
In addition, she has written stories and commentary for various books and magazines:
- Jan’s article appeared in the September 2008 issue of the California Southern Baptist Convention newsletter describing volunteer work done after the June-July 2008 Paradise, California fires.
- Jan wrote a two-part article about her 10 Cancer Survivor Tips appearing in two consecutive issues of Salt & Light International Publication (part 1)(part 2).
- Jan had a few words to say on page 35 of the Fall 2010 issue of Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine.
- Jan wrote a guest blog post about support groups, viewable here.
- Click here to see the book 100 Questions and Answers About Lymphedema for which Jan provided patient commentary.
- Click here to see Jan’s tips on Bringing Cheer to Cancer Survivors–what is helpful to do and say.
- Jan’s cancer story and two of her poems can be found in a book called Bands of Hope. (Email jan@janhasak.com for info on how to purchase.)
Jan enjoys hiking, skiing, rollerblading, biking, swimming and running in the Sierra-Nevada foothills. She also enjoys traveling domestically and internationally, singing in groups, painting in acrylics and studying genealogy.
Jan Hasak enjoys skiing in the mountains of Northern California.
