Young Women & Breast Cancer

Peterborough Breast Cancer Support Group for Younger Women.
This group has now amalgamated with Peterborough Breast Cancer Support Group.

They meet on the first Thursday of each month (except January) at 7-9pm at the Holiday Inn West, Thorpe Road, Peterborough.

No one wants to hear that they have been diagnosed with breast cancer and the impact this may have on a younger person can be enormous. It very often highlights the different needs a younger woman has. You may have questions on the following:

  • How and what to tell your children (if you have children)
  • Informing the school
  • Relationship with partner/family
  • What happens if the chemotherapy affects your fertility
  • Possible premature menopause
  • Possible menopausal symptoms
  • Body image and sexuality
  • Hormone treatments and their effects
  • Breast reconstruction
  • Work issues
  • Childcare issues

Breast Cancer Care
Breast Cancer Care has, as part of their website, an area specifically aimed at younger women called the Lavender Trust. They explore issues such as family and friends, children, physical effects, emotional impact etc. They also have booklets on their website on ‘breast cancer and the younger woman’ that can be accessed through their ‘publications’ section that are free to download.

Lavender Trust:

Each year approximately 5,600 women aged 45 years and under are diagnosed with breast cancer. The Lavender Trust at Breast Cancer Now is the only fund in the UK dedicated to addressing their particular needs and concerns, raising money specifically to fund information and support for younger women with breast cancer.

Website: www.lavendertrust.org.uk

Macmillan Cancer Support

Macmillan Cancer Support also have information for younger women www.macmillan.org.uk ) which covers the following:

  • Having tests and scans
  • Being treated
  • Cancer types
  • Relationships
  • I’m still me!