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Breast Cancer in Young Women: What We Know and Reducing Risk Dec 11, 2024 Dr. Matteo Lambertini discusses current research on breast cancer in women 40 and younger. Cases of breast cancer in young women have been increasing dramatically in the last eight years. Dr. Matteo Lambertini, whose research focuses on breast cancer…
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Breastfeeding After Breast Cancer Treatment Seems Safe September 14, 2024 Women — including women with a BRCA mutation — who breastfeed after receiving breast cancer treatment don’t have a higher risk of recurrence (the cancer coming back) or of a new breast cancer, according to two international studies presented on Sept.…
I decided to have kids a bit later because of my career and education, and I got diagnosed with breast cancer right before I was ready to have kids. Now I'm 32, and it's getting difficult to find people like me. I'd love to connect with any young breast cancer patients who are single, in relationship or married without…
Hi sisters, Just wanted to find out how many of us are in our 30s. Do you have husbands and families? I found that aspect particularly hard while I was doing my chemo- keeping up with the needs of everybody else while I was doing my treatments. Now I'm in the radiation portion and school will be starting in about 10…
Young Women With No Genetic Mutations Have Low Risk of Second Primary Breast Cancer Jun 17, 2024 Genetic testing is important for young women with breast cancer. Read more…
Young Women With No Genetic Mutations Have Low Risk of Second Primary Breast Cancer Jun 17, 2024 The risk of a young woman developing a second primary breast cancer is relatively low, unless she has a mutation linked to breast cancer. Read more…
Most Young Women Can Have Children After Breast Cancer May 29, 2024 Women who had procedures to freeze their eggs or embryos before starting breast cancer treatment had more successful pregnancies than those who did not have these procedures. Read more…
My daughter has just started 5 years of exemestane and an ovary suppressant. She wants to have a baby but has been advised not to halt treatment in a few years to try and get pregnant. But she would go back on the drug after a period off it. Has any young ladies here been in this situation?
So, having a scare about recurrence I am doing all kinds of research and basically rotting my brain and increasing my worry. I have to say the mainstream media portrayal of breast cancer is that most people can live a long time now after it but then I see the rates of survival for some cancers and they act as though 5 year…
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