As well as educating young women about prevention and early detection and raising funds for promising young breast cancer researchers, Rethink Breast Cancer is funding supportive-care programs for young women with breast cancer.
Younger women with breast cancer often have different issues to cope with or consider than older women—fertility, risk of menopausal symptoms, osteoporosis, diagnosis during pregnancy, childcare, employment, financial implications, support needs and of course isolation. Because there are relatively few cases, their specific needs may not be met.
Each year, almost 5,000 women in Canada under the age of 50 are diagnosed with breast cancer. Rethink Breast Cancer relies on your help to fund services for younger women. These services currently include:
