But young adults that are diagnosed with breast cancer often have a different journey than their older counterparts.
Treatment for breast cancer can bring on temporary or permanent menopause for women in early adulthood. This means navigating a slew of additional symptoms, on top of a life-changing diagnosis.
It also means making difficult decisions about family planning.
Today, we hear from a breast cancer survivor who was diagnosed at age 40, and learn how she’s using her story to educate others.
GUESTS:
- Kate Hayden Ames: breast cancer survivor living in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
- Medical Director of the Breast Program at Hartford Healthcare
- Dr. Nancy Borstelmann: Co-Director of the
- Anne Michaud: and oncology nurse
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