TNBC Talk - Young adults/Breast Cancer(all stages)

Young adults/Breast Cancer(all stages)

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Topic: Young adults/Breast Cancer(all stages)

Posted By: Grateful for today
Subject: Young adults/Breast Cancer(all stages)
Date Posted: Jan 19 2012 at 11:11pm

Hi,

Forum for: All Stages. Young adults.

Noticed a post on another forum today by a new member hoping to find other
members with Stage III in their late 20's.

After starting the forum topic: Stage III. Age: 20's-30's.....started thinking.
Was wondering if we had a forum topic/thread for the young members on the
forum. Know some cancer centers have a young adults clinic/department.
So many issues are the same for all ages. At the same time, there are so many
issues for different age groups. ( Young adults: new marriages, children, beginning
careers, expectations one is just beginning one's life, just beginning financial savings
with the cost of cancer care, fertility issues and so on.)

If any one knows of a already existing TNBC thread/forum topic for young adults,
would you please post it.

If one considers them self a young adult, then you are.
(Some consider young adults to be in their 20's and 30's and some will include
early 40's. Let's consider: if you think you are a young adult, then you are ...on
this website.) The forum is started for the concerns and questions and sharing
of the young adults. (One does not need to be a young adult to post or express
ideas on this forum.....just try to remember forum is for young adult concerns.)

Was not sure if there would be an interest for this forum topic.......won't know
unless one was started.

To start, if any one knows of resources specifically for young adults with breast
cancer or history of breast cancer, consider sharing.
(Have seen these mentioned elsewhere on the forum but unable to find them
right now.)

With caring and positive thoughts to all,

Grateful for today...............Judy

Replies:

Posted By: MMGabriel
Date Posted: Jan 21 2012 at 6:00pm

I found this article yesterday on that specific topic:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/01/20/young-breast-cancer-survivors-cured-but-not-ok/

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5/10 Dx IDC TNBC, age at diagnosis 39, Stage 2, Grade 3, 2.7cm, 0/3 Nodes; ACx4/Tx4 dose dense; 6 Weeks Radiation

Posted By: SagePatientAdvocates
Date Posted: Jan 21 2012 at 7:38pm

Hi all,

Wonderful organization..although not specific for TNBC rather all breast cancer.

Young Survival Coalition

http://www.youngsurvival.org/ - http://www.youngsurvival.org/

excellent annual conference

this year in New Orleans February 24-26, 2012 pretty sure TNBC Foundation had a booth there last year.

The conference is called C4YW

Conference For Young Women

For all of the young women here or coming here....you are most welcome..TNBC Foundation is a truly wonderful resource. My daughter was 36 when she was very diagnosed 7 years ago and she is NED (No Evidence of Disease) now. I am truly sorry you have need to be here but glad you found us.

warmly,

Steve

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I am a BRCA1+ grandson, son and father of women affected by breast/oc-my daughter inherited mutation from me, and at 36, was dx 2004 TNBC I am a volunteer patient advocate with SAGE Patient Advocates

Posted By: Grateful for today
Date Posted: Jan 24 2012 at 4:15pm

Hi,

Additional young adult resources were posted on another forum topic.
http://forum.tnbcfoundation.org/stage-iii-age20s30s_topic9512.html - http://forum.tnbcfoundation.org/stage-iii-age20s30s_topic9512.html
You might like to take a look at that forum topic site for resources posted there.

With caring and positive thoughts,

Grateful for today............Judy