Share your story or stories
When you share your personal experiences with breast cancer, you can help to encourage, inspire or inform more people. If you have been diagnosed, are caring for a loved one, or have been touched by breast cancer in some way, we want to hear from you. Please feel free to submit more than one story.
Email
*
Please use a valid email address so we can contact you if we have questions about your story.
Location
*
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State
Zip Code
Please Select
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nagorno-Karabakh
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Mariana
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Ossetia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
eSwatini
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Transnistria Pridnestrovie
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
British Virgin Islands
Isle of Man
US Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Other
Country
Choose the category or categories that best describe your story:
*
Just diagnosed
Living with metastatic breast cancer
Managing my care
Having had a recurrence
Male breast cancer
Concerned about my risk of breast cancer
Genetic testing
Reconstruction decisions including going flat
Clinical trial experiences
Triple-negative breast cancer
Managing life after breast cancer
Your relationships
Caregiving
Young with breast cancer
People of color
The LGBTIQ+ community
The financial impact
My spirituality
October, breast cancer awareness month
I'm a healthcare professional
Other
Title your story
*
Your byline (e.g. name, screen name, or anonymously as "Community Member"
*
Write your story here.
*
Some ideas include: What words of inspiration or wisdom do you have for others? What advice do you have for someone newly diagnosed? Who or what inspires you? What do you wish people understood about breast cancer, or metastatic breast cancer? What have been some of your challenges? How have you managed the emotions of diagnosis? How has your life changed since your breast cancer diagnosis? How did your life change after finding Breastcancer.org?
Share a photo or photos that best represent you or your story.
Browse files
Drag and drop files here
Choose a file
Cancel
of
Add a video testimonial here if you would like.
Browse Files
Drag and drop files here
Choose a file
Cancel
of
Would you be willing to be interviewed about your experience?
*
Yes
No
*
By checking this box, you agree to allow your story to be featured on Breastcancer.org and in our marketing outreach (e.g. our website, emails, social media, or discussion boards).
Submit
Should be Empty: