Now What

Roberta

Who is Roberta?

Roberta was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40 after her first mammogram. She certainly was not expecting this news from her doctor as there was no known history of the disease in her family.

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Now What?

Whoa! What do you do now? Here you are on this breast cancer site for young women looking for information. Ah, how did you get here?

Just to let you know – I have been here too – looking for credible information and support. Frankly the whole web thing scared the heck out of me.

My name is Roberta and I will get you started in locating credible and reliable information about breast cancer. At this point, confusion and being overwhelmed is par for the course. You will get through this - with the help of your family, friends and this web community. Join me one step at a time and we will get through this like many others before us.

I know how hard it is to find reliable information on the web. On this site many of the links found are from the BC Cancer Agency, British Columbia. Plus, I would like to explain that the information found in this section is about breast cancer in general. It is important information for you to have. Specific information which relates directly to young women with breast cancer can be found in the "Resources" section of breast cancer now what?

Just Diagnosed

Start Here! You have a diagnosis of breast cancer and you are just too young! First steps: to understand and learn about breast cancer. The shock factor is huge here! It’s okay – I was totally freaked out when I first was told. Getting information about breast cancer helped relieve some of my worry.

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Treatment

Many options and decisions must be made. This section will help guide you to resources to help you define your own breast cancer pathway.

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Recovery

There are times when the path is rocky and times when it is good. How do you deal with side effects which may occur during treatments? Check it out here.

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