Breast Cancer Conversations

302. Breast Cancer and Fertility: What Every Young Patient Deserves to Know with Kara Bendle

Published: June 21, 2026

Duration: 52:23

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When you're diagnosed with breast cancer, your first thought is often survival.

But what about everything that comes after?

For many young adults diagnosed with breast cancer, questions about fertility, family planning, hormone health, identity, and future possibilities quickly become part of the conversation. Yet too many patients never learn about their options until after treatment has already begun.

In this episode of Breast Cancer Conversations, Laura Carfang sits down with Kara Bendle, RN, MSN, CPN, CNL, Fertility Preservation and Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA...