Who We Are.

We are straight, lesbian, single, partnered, with children and without. We welcome all survivors – from the newly diagnosed, to those battling recurrent or metastatic disease, to long-term survivors. We are a diverse and compassionate group of women, diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 45, and united by our passion to survive this disease.

 

WHAT WE OFFER

BAYS offers monthly support group meetings with free childcare, an active online network, and community-building events for young women with breast cancer in the San Francisco Bay Area.



OUR ISSUES

In our support group and online community, BAYS members share some issues that are common to all people with cancer and others that are unique to young women with breast cancer.


These issues include:

  • Treatment options
  • Doctor/patient relationships
  • Side effect management
  • Body image after surgery/treatment    
  • Dating/relationships/sex
  • Early menopause/loss of fertility
  • Reproductive/parenting options
  • Caring for young children
  • Career path
  • Recurrence/progression
  • Life after treatment/the new normal
  • Death and dying
  • Thriving and surviving

OUR CORE
PRINCIPLES


BAYS members share three core principles:

We respect one another’s diversity.
~ Our members have a range of backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences.

We respect one another’s choices.
~Our members listen with compassion and without judgment.

We respect one another’s privacy.
~Our members hold all communications in complete confidence.