Learn to take control of your health and be a strong advocate for young women everywhere with YSC’s valuable educational resources. Packed with information on breast cancer in young women, these printed publications, fact sheets and DVDs address our population’s unique issues.

The Language of Support

YSC's printed publications are available free of charge in our online store. Order online today.

Printed Publications

The Facts

This brochure helps arm young women with the basics about good breast health. It also advises the medical community that serves them. Find eye-opening statistics about breast cancer in young women and vital information about what to do if you feel a lump.

Get To Know YSC

Find out about the meaningful work YSC does with this introduction to our organization and programs.

ResourceLink

This overview describes our ResourceLink program, which offers young women affected by breast cancer connection to the support of others like them, valuable information and other resources. Family, friends and healthcare professionals will also find useful resources.

MetsLink

For young women facing metastatic breast cancer, we offer a wide range of programs for support and information, from connections to other young women to audio recordings of educational workshops and printed materials.

SurvivorLink

This overview describes our SurvivorLink program, which connects young women affected by breast cancer to others who understand. Our telephone and e-mail support network matches women with similar backgrounds, experiences and concerns so they may share priceless wisdom and understanding.

ResourceLink Guidebook

For a portable, browseable wealth of information check between the covers of our ResourceLink Guidebook. The second edition, published February 2009, of this premiere resource offers 172 pages of information, contacts and support for everyone affected by breast cancer. The guide contains a comprehensive listing of local, statewide and national resources as well as more than 450 breast cancer support groups.

Newly Diagnosed Resource Kit (NDRK)

NDRKs give young women the resources they need to face the challenges of a breast cancer diagnosis. Providing organizational, informational and support tools, the NDRK helps young women navigate complicated medical terminology, multiple treatment options, financial and insurance questions and a whirlwind schedule of tests and appointments. Each kit contains a tote bag, our brochures, a ResourceLink Guidebook, a You Are Not Alone DVD and a Treatment Navigator. The navigator’s information and charts help young women better understand their diagnoses, get organized, ask questions and take charge of their own healthcare.

Metastatic Navigator

Metastatic Navigator: A Young Woman’s Guide To Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer, offers 90 pages of resources to help young women face metastatic breast cancer with confidence and support. An organizational system and advice on practical matters help you manage the challenges of metastatic breast cancer, while informational tools help you understand the basics and work with your healthcare team. A comprehensive listing of resources helps you reach out for the assistance and support you need.

Fighting For Our Future

Fighting for Our Future is the only comprehensive survival guide designed for young women diagnosed with breast cancer, along with their doctors and caregivers. Published in 2003 some of the medical information in this guide has changed, but it still provides an excellent introduction for anyone affected by a young woman’s diagnosis.

Fact Sheets

Fact Sheets help you continue to make the best decisions for your health, offering basic information on young women and breast cancer, including some of the most critical issues they face. Our Fact Sheets give introductions to specific issues, answer the most common questions and provide resources for further information.

Please click on the links below to download and print each Fact Sheet using Acrobat Reader. (Download Acrobat Reader for free here). If you have trouble printing the Fact Sheets, write to materials@youngsurvival.org to order.

Young Women and Breast Cancer

Las Mujeres Jóvenes y el Cáncer de Mama (En Español)

Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Helping Children Cope with Breast Cancer

DVDs

In You Are Not Alone, you’ll join an intimate conversation among six young women diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age.

Breast Cancer Legacy helps you understand how genes and family history can influence breast cancer in young women. This documentary tells the story of four young women and their families, giving you insight into the psychological, medical, ethical and interpersonal issues these women face as they confront their family histories and make life-altering decisions.

The Beautiful 8: Learning to Live with Advanced Breast Cancer presents an intimate discussion among eight young women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Join them on this journey filled with hope, fear, laughter, anxiety and determination to live life to the fullest.