This is a great question and I would be very interested to know about other support resources for these women. It does look like there is a Facebook group called breastfeeding though breast cancer that may be helpful but I do not have any experience with it. 

Meredith Young, PA, IBCLC 
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> On Mar 7, 2019, at 6:18 AM, Naomi Bar-Yam <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Nikki
> You are so right, it is very heartening to see that cancer is more and more often treatable. It is disheartening
> to see people younger and younger having to face it.
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> Whether and how a woman navigates pregnancy, cancer and breastfeeding depends on the form of cancer
> and treatment protocols. The women we are hearing from cannot continue breastfeeding when they are in chemo, they
> want to pump while they are in treatments so they can continue breastfeeding when treatments are completed.
> This can take months, and the treatment leave one sick and exhausted, making pumping both a positive thing
> to do and difficult to sustain.
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> My question is what resources are available to these women for good information and mostly support. Other
> mothers who are doing it, or have done it. Since these women are still few and far between, fortunately,
> I imagine such support will have to come online where distances are shrunk. Also oncologists
> who are treating moms also need information. It seems a perfect place for cancer education and support
> organizations and breastfeeding groups to collaborate.
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> i imagine there is also room for research on how better to treat women and allow them to continue breastfeeding,
> or at least make the time they have to pump and dump shorter.
> 
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> Naomi
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> One of the changes in my career is that cancer has gone from a death
> sentence to a huge bump in the road for many people. When I started in
> college to be a nurse, one was lucky to survive, much less to have a baby.
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> Now, pregnant ladies are receiving chemotherapy, and so are lactating
> ones. Cancer is no longer on the list of contraindications for
> breastfeeding. More research is being published about this.
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> The waitress at a local diner was diagnosed at 19 weeks gestation, was
> treated, and gave birth to a healthy baby.
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