Ovarian Suppression for Breast Cancer: 10 Real Stories

10 stories match breast cancer and ovarian suppression. 9 of them mention surgery.

Joelle, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Stage IV HR-Positive Breast Cancer: Joelle's Patient Story

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

Biomarkers: HR-positive / hormone-positive

Metastatic Site: Bone/hip; lymph nodes; other sites not specified

Living with Stage IV hormone-positive breast cancer on ongoing systemic therapy and monitoring, with tumor-marker checks every 3 months and scans every 6 months; no remission or NED status is stated.

The Patient Story
OutcomeLiving With Cancer
Kelsey, who was diagnosed with Stage II Breast CancerBreast Cancer

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

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

Biomarkers: ER-positive

As of May 2025, Kelsey had completed chemotherapy, double mastectomy with reconstruction, and 16 radiation sessions, and was continuing tamoxifen with Verzenio planned for 2 years plus Lupron ovarian-suppression shots.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCare Ongoing
LaShae, who was diagnosed with Stage II Invasive Ductal CarcinomaBreast Cancer

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

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

Biomarkers: ER-positive; comprehensive genetic panel negative

As of May 2025, LaShae had completed mastectomy for Stage IIB ER-positive breast cancer with 2 positive lymph nodes and was undergoing chemotherapy, with radiation and 5-10 years of hormone therapy planned.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCare Ongoing
Kelsey, who was diagnosed with Stage II Breast CancerBreast Cancer

Finding A Lump To BREAST CANCER!

Patient Info: Kelsey Harrison, Female, Under 40 | Stage II

Biomarkers: ER-positive

As of July 2024, Kelsey had completed chemotherapy, double mastectomy with axillary lymph-node removal, and radiation, and was continuing tamoxifen plus Lupron ovarian suppression with additional planned systemic therapy.

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

HR-Positive Breast Cancer: LaShae's Patient Story

Patient Info: LaShae, Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: ER-positive; MammaPrint high-risk recurrence; 70-gene hereditary cancer panel negative

As of June 2024, LaShae had completed mastectomy and was undergoing TC chemotherapy, with radiation and long-term hormonal therapy planned; no remission or NED status was stated.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCare Ongoing
Megan, who was diagnosed with Stage II Invasive Lobular CarcinomaBreast Cancer

Stage II HR-Positive Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: Megan's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Megan Claire Chase, Female | Stage II

Biomarkers: ER-positive; PR-positive; HER2 not reported

As of July 2023, Megan-Claire was in survivorship after Stage II invasive lobular breast cancer, with clear early scans but significant long-term effects, surgical menopause, chronic pain, fatigue, chemo brain, and inability to tolerate recurrence-prevention medications.

The Patient Story
OutcomeSurvivorship / Completed Treatment
A patient, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Invasive Lobular CarcinomaBreast Cancer

Breast cancer that spread to the thymus gland

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female | Stage IV

Biomarkers: Oestrogen receptor-positive; progesterone receptor-positive; HER2-negative

Metastatic Site: thymus

She had a good response after 4 cycles of abemaciclib, anastrozole and goserelin and continued endocrine treatment with surveillance of the opposite breast.

PubMed Central
OutcomeResponding Well
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
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