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Specific Populations
Young adults who have breast cancer and also identify as a member of an underserved population may have needs that are overlooked. They may have more barriers to accessing quality care than other young adults with breast cancer. Barriers may include lack of trust in the health care system, financial concerns, and unconscious bias.
The resources included below provide information about how to address these disparities and identify sources of support.
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- Black Women's Health Imperative (bwhi.org)
- Take Action to Lower Your Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk
- Love of My Gurls | Touch BBCA
- Sisters Network®
- Touch, the Black Breast Cancer Alliance
- When We Tri(al)
- Young Survival Coalition Virtual Hangout for Black & African Descent Young Breast Cancer Survivors
- Black TNBC Sanctuary
- United Colors of Cancer | Supporting BIPOC Cancer Survivors
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- Cancer Information in Other Languages | American Cancer Society - Languages available include Arabic, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.
- Translated Komen Educational Materials
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- Breast Cancer Resource Directory - About Flyer (Spanish) - Patient Advocate Foundation
- Cáncer de seno (mama)—Versión para pacientes - NCI (cancer.gov)
- Educational Materials | Young Survival Coalition
- Ángeles de Imerman
- LatinaSHARE | Share Cancer Support
- Hispanic Women, Latinas Breast Cancer | BCRF
- Recursos para pacientes hispano hablantes con cáncer de mama

- Translated Komen Educational Materials (Search for educational material in Spanish)
- Recursos en español | Bag It Cancer
- United Colors of Cancer | Supporting BIPOC Cancer Survivors
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- The LGBT Cancer Project (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Cancer Survivor Support and Advocacy)
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer: I am LGBT with Breast Cancer
- National LGBT Cancer Network
- SAGE — Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+ Elders
- Susan G. Komen — Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning/Queer (LGBTQ) People
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- Michigan's Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Navigation Program: BC3NP (michigan.gov)
- If you are in other states, Find a Screening Program Near You — National Breast and Cervical Early Detection Program
- Resources for People with Cancer | Helping Hand | CancerCare (cancerfac.org)
- Pink Fund — Donate Now: Breast Cancer Financial Assistance. If you are in Michigan: It’s a Breast Thing or Shades of Pink Foundation provide resources to certain counties.
- Financial Assistance | Young Adults Facing Breast Cancer Together | Young Survival Coalition
- Food assistance resources:
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- Cancer.Net — Breast Cancer, Male
- CDC — About Breast Cancer in Men
- National Cancer Institute — Male Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®) (Patient Version)
- What Is Breast Cancer in Men? | Male Breast Cancer
- What Happens After Treatment for Breast Cancer in Men?
- Second Cancers After Male Breast Cancer
- Male Breast Cancer Happens
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- Disability Rights Michigan: This resource is also available in other states, too. Search your state and the term “disability rights” to find out what is available near you.
- Every Woman Matters
- Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing: Tips for Working with Your Doctor
- Michigan Rehabilitation Services: This jobs-focused resource is available in other states, too. Search your state and the term “rehabilitation services” to find out what is available near you.
- Resources about cancer for people with learning disabilities: A resource from the United Kingdom that provides lists of resources for people with disabilities.
- Breast Cancer Screening — The Right To Know Campaign: Four Women Tell Their Stories
- Women with Disabilities and Breast Cancer Screening
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- Finding Breast Cancer During Pregnancy | American Cancer Society
- Treating Breast Cancer During Pregnancy | American Cancer Society
- Breast Cancer During Pregnancy - National Breast Cancer Foundation
- Hope for Two | The Pregnant with Cancer Network
- Breast Cancer During Pregnancy - NCI
- Pregnancy and Breastfeeding After Breast Cancer | American Cancer Society
- Breast Surgery and Breastfeeding | Breastfeeding special circumstances |CDC
- Breastfeeding after breast cancer treatment | LBBC
- Having Children After Breast Cancer
- Find a Lactation Consultant Directory | International Lactation Consultant Association