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Welcome to the first BCNA Young Women E-Bulletin. We hope that you find the information of interest.
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BCNA Young Women's Forum
Breast Cancer Network Australia ran a forum in Perth this week about young women and breast cancer. The capacity crowd heard from speakers including Lisa Tennekoon (a young breast cancer survivor), Professor Christobel Saunders (a Perth based surgeon with a particular interested in young women and breast cancer) and Lyn Swinburne (BCNA's CEO). Questions from the audience demonstrated the huge range of issues faced by young women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Amongst other things the audience was interested to hear about a research project into gestational breast cancer, upcoming funding for MRI screening for high risk women and treatments which might help maintain fertility after breast cancer. Questions and comments from the audience allowed for sharing of information about local services and supports as well as hints for coping better with treatment and supporting each other.
For many who attended it was both shocking and supportive to see so many young women breast cancer survivors.
The Beacon 38 has just been recently released. It covers the theme family history and hereditary breast cancer. The website has lots of resources and stories for and by young women living with breast cancer. These stories and resources can be viewed by clicking on newly diagnosed and then young women. To order The Beacon or The Inside Story you can visit our website at http://www.bcna.org.au/. Go to information/our magazines and click on The Beacon or The Inside Story.
This information has been gathered from various sources and is not endorsed by BCNA.
The following articles are included below
- Women Need Not Wait to Conceive After Breast Cancer
- Pregnancy After Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Therapies' Side Effects Vary by Age
- Factors Associated with Return to Work After Breast Cancer Treatment
- Younger Women's Perceptions of Coping With Breast Cancer
Research Updates
Fertility issues
Women Need Not Wait to Conceive After Breast Cancer
The Young Ones February 2007 Newsletter
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-12/bmj-wnn120606.php
Young women who are diagnosed with breast cancer need not wait the recommended two years after treatment before attempting to conceive, says a study published on www.bmj.com.
Pregnancy After Breast Cancer: Population Based Study http://www.bmj.com/cgi/rapidpdf/bmj.39035.667176.55v1 British Medical Journal
To identify women who survived breast cancer and subsequently conceived and to determine the rate of pregnancy (proportion), management, outcome of the cancer, and outcome of the first subsequent pregnancy.
Treatment
Breast Cancer Therapies' Side Effects Vary by Age http://www.breastcancer.org/research_hormonal_20070220.html
Even among relatively young women with early-stage breast cancer, the side effects of therapy can vary by age, according to a new study.
Employment
ABSTRACT: Factors associated with return to work after breast cancer treatment [Acta Oncologica / Summary]
Relatively few studies have addressed problems regarding return to work after primary treatment for early-stage breast cancer.
Young Women Coping with Breast Cancer
ABSTRACT: Younger Women's Perceptions of Coping With Breast Cancer [Cancer Nursing / Summary]
Numerous studies have demonstrated an association between coping strategies and better quality of life after breast cancer.
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