As a twenty-two-year-old fighting breast cancer, some of my greatest fears are centered around the idea that I could become infertile. This is a possibility due to the various treatments and ongoing medications that protect against the reoccurrence of my cancer. For these reasons, I was so excited to find innovative BABY TIME research being done in this area, funded by Rethink Breast Cancer.

Rethink exists to empower young women concerned about or diagnosed with breast cancer. By making a donation and helping me reach my fundraising goal, you will be supporting all young women affected by breast cancer and the people who love them.

WHY WE NEED THE BABY TIME STUDY:

70% of women with breast cancer are recommended hormone therapy for up to 10 years following active treatment. For these women, the very same treatments that reduce the risk of a recurrence are contraindicated with pregnancy.  This means a young woman who is diagnosed at age 30 could be 40 by the time she can safely try to start having a family.

WHERE THE MONEY GOES

The money raised will help fund the international Baby Time (POSITIVE) clinical trial in Canada to provide answers for future generations of young women who wish to interrupt their endocrine therapy to try to have a baby and evaluate the safety of doing so. More than 60 breast cancer centers in 20 countries around the world are participating in the Baby Time study.

Fertility After Breast Cancer