Fertility Preservation for Breast Cancer: 23 Real Stories

23 stories match breast cancer and fertility preservation. 22 of them mention surgery.

Cancer Stories

Alina, who was diagnosed with Breast CancerBreast Cancer

BRCA1 Breast Cancer: Alina's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Alina Schiller, Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: BRCA1 mutation

By August 2023, Alina was cancer-free after fertility preservation, chemotherapy, bilateral mastectomy with lymph node removal, radiation therapy, rehabilitation, and psycho-oncology support for early-stage BRCA1-associated breast cancer.

Krankheitserfahrungen.de
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Eva, who was diagnosed with Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Breast Cancer: Eva's Patient Story

Patient Info: Eva Manz, Female, Under 40

Eva completed surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation for a second breast cancer and was receiving hormone therapy while managing fear of another recurrence, fertility decisions, and post-treatment adjustment.

Krankheitserfahrungen.de
OutcomeCare Ongoing
Roxanne, who was diagnosed with Stage II Invasive Ductal CarcinomaBreast Cancer

Stage II Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: Roxanne's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Roxanne, Female, Under 40 | Stage II

Biomarkers: Genetic testing reported no hereditary/family-risk finding; tumor biomarker status not reported

Completed chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation for Stage IIB invasive ductal carcinoma; the source title identifies no evidence of disease after treatment, and she described herself as a survivor after finishing treatment on 28 April 2025.

breastcancer.org
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Rosanna, who was diagnosed with Stage I Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Stage I Breast Cancer: Rosanna's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Rosanna Silber, Female, Under 40 | Stage I

Rosanna had no evidence of cancer after treatment for Stage I breast cancer and later cervical cancer, with ongoing checkups every 6 months for cervical cancer and annually for breast cancer.

Memorial Sloan Kettering
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Lucy, who was diagnosed with Stage II Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Stage II Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Lucy's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Lucy, Female, Under 40 | Stage II

Biomarkers: Germline BRCA1 mutation; triple-negative breast cancer

Surgical pathology was all clear on June 17 after a strong chemotherapy response. Lucy described herself as cancer-free and continued oncology reviews every 3–4 months while planning delayed reconstruction.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED, Surveillance
Rach, who was diagnosed with Stage II Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Stage II HR-Positive Breast Cancer: Rach's Patient Story

Patient Info: Rach D., Female, Under 40 | Stage II

Biomarkers: ER-positive; PR-positive; HER2-positive

As of June 2026, Rach described Stage II triple-positive breast cancer treated with fertility preservation, 6 rounds of neoadjuvant TCHP including Herceptin, Zoladex ovarian suppression, and double mastectomy with reconstruction.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCare Ongoing
Maralee, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Stage IV BRCA Breast Cancer: Maralee's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Maralee, Female, Under 40 | Stage IV

Biomarkers: BRCA mutation

Metastatic Site: Brain

As of May 2026, Maralee had no evidence of active disease after prior Stage IV breast cancer with brain metastasis, had stopped the PARP inhibitor after 2 years, remained without brain recurrence long enough to pursue pregnancy, and gave birth to a second daughter.

Cleveland Clinic
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Marina, who was diagnosed with Stage II Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Stage II Breast Cancer: Marina's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Marina, Female | Stage II

Stage II breast cancer survivor after chemotherapy, with ongoing survivorship advice focused on hair loss, neuropathy, fertility preservation, nausea, fatigue, chemo brain, and support.

The Patient Story
OutcomeSurvivorship / Completed Treatment
Marina, who was diagnosed with Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Marina's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Marina, Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: BRCA1 mutation; triple-negative breast cancer

Triple-negative breast cancer survivor with a BRCA1 mutation who completed treatment after an initial diagnosis and a second diagnosis at the 5-year mark; no formal stage or metastatic disease was stated in the available source text.

The Patient Story
OutcomeSurvivorship / Completed Treatment
Janet, who was diagnosed with Stage II Invasive Ductal CarcinomaBreast Cancer

Stage II HR-Positive Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: Janet's Patient Story

Patient Info: Janet Ayala, Female, Under 40 | Stage II

Biomarkers: ER-positive; PR-positive; HER2-positive; ATM mutation

After complete pathologic response and completion of HER2-targeted infusions, Janet remained in survivorship-focused ongoing care with estrogen suppression and additional endocrine/targeted therapy planning to reduce recurrence risk.

City of Hope
OutcomeCare Ongoing
Christine, who was diagnosed with Stage III Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Stage III HR-Positive Breast Cancer: Christine's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Christine, Female, Under 40 | Stage III

Biomarkers: ER-positive; PR-positive; HER2-positive

Three years after diagnosis, Christine described herself in the survivorship stage and focused on the physical and emotional effects that continued after active treatment.

The Patient Story
OutcomeSurvivorship / Surveillance
Marissa, who was diagnosed with Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Marissa's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Marissa Sweitzer, Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: ER-negative; PR-negative; HER2-negative; no breast cancer genetic mutation reported

As of December 2024, Marissa had a complete response to treatment and no evidence of cancer after postpartum triple-negative breast cancer involving the breast and lymph nodes was treated with chemotherapy, double mastectomy and 5 weeks of radiation.

Cleveland Clinic
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Juliette, who was diagnosed with Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Juliette's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Juliette Landgrave, Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: ER-negative; PR-negative; HER2-negative

After egg preservation, 16 rounds of chemotherapy with complete response, lumpectomy, 25 radiation sessions and 1 year of immunotherapy, Juliette was cancer-free as of December 2024.

City of Hope
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Nina, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Stage IV HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Nina's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Nina, Female, Under 40 | Stage IV

Biomarkers: HER2-positive; broad hereditary genetic testing negative

Metastatic Site: spine

As of November 2024, Nina described being in a no-evidence-of-disease phase, while continuing treatment because of her Stage IV HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer history.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Sarah, who was diagnosed with Stage III Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Stage III HR-Positive Breast Cancer: Sarah's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Sarah McDonald, Female, 40s | Stage III

Biomarkers: ER-positive; PR-positive; HER2-negative

Sarah was 10 years from diagnosis without a recurrence and described the breast cancer as successfully treated. She later paused hormone therapy, completed IVF and gave birth at age 48.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCancer-Free / Long-Term Survivor
A patient, who was diagnosed with Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Rare breast blood-vessel cancer (angiosarcoma) in a teenage girl

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female

Biomarkers: Testing for Li-Fraumeni syndrome and POT1 mutation was inconclusive; no inherited cancer predisposition was established

She remained in remission 3 years after diagnosis and continued annual MRI surveillance of the reconstructed and opposite breasts.

PubMed Central
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Lucy, who was diagnosed with Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Lucy's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Lucy E., Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: BRCA1 mutation; triple-negative breast cancer

As of January 2023, Lucy had been told she was all-clear/cancer-free after chemotherapy, had undergone double mastectomy with staged reconstruction planning, and was continuing close oncology reviews every 3-4 months.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Lucy, who was diagnosed with Stage II Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Stage II Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Lucy's Patient Story

Patient Info: Lucy, Female, Under 40 | Stage II

Biomarkers: BRCA1 mutation; triple-negative breast cancer

As of January 2023, Lucy had gone through fertility preservation, chemotherapy, and double mastectomy for Stage II grade 3 triple-negative breast cancer with BRCA1 mutation; no NED or recurrence status was stated.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCare Ongoing
Katie, who was diagnosed with Stage III Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Stage III Breast Cancer: Katie's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Katie, Female, Under 40 | Stage III

Biomarkers: Hormone-sensitive breast cancer; specific receptor results not otherwise reported

As of December 2021, Katie had no evidence of cancer at the 5-year treatment mark after Stage III hormone-sensitive breast cancer treatment and later had twins after ovarian function returned.

Cleveland Clinic
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Caitlin, who was diagnosed with Stage II Invasive Ductal CarcinomaBreast Cancer

Stage II HR-Positive Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: Caitlin's Patient Story

Patient Info: Caitlin J., Female, Under 40 | Stage II

Biomarkers: ER-positive; PR-positive; BRCA-negative

As of July 2020, Caitlin had completed lumpectomy, AC chemotherapy, Taxol, and 33 radiation treatments for Stage IIB ER-positive, PR-positive IDC and was continuing monthly Lupron plus daily anastrozole.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCare Ongoing
Alexandria, who was diagnosed with Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Breast Cancer: Alexandria's Patient Story

Patient Info: Alexandria, Female, Under 40

As of December 2019, Alexandria was receiving chemotherapy after single mastectomy and fertility preservation; no final outcome, stage, or biomarker status was stated.

YouTube — Geisinger
OutcomeCare Ongoing
Brittney, who was diagnosed with Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Breast Cancer: Brittney's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Brittney Rinella, Female, Under 40

As of August 2019, Brittney was cancer-free 4 years after breast cancer treatment with double mastectomy and 4 chemotherapy rounds plus goserelin injections to help preserve ovarian function; she later gave birth to her son.

Cleveland Clinic
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Heather, who was diagnosed with Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Breast Cancer: Heather's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Heather Kokinda, Female, Under 40

As of March 2018, Heather had completed chemotherapy and double mastectomy, had a clear scan before trying to conceive again, and had given birth to another daughter in July 2017.

Cleveland Clinic
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED