Patient care and support

• Initial visit

  • Young women are assessed by the PYNK Physician Assistant (PA) to determine the needs of each patient and her family.

• Staging and treatment plan

  • The PA helps support the patient with decision-making and also acts as a system navigator, enabling patients to receive timely referrals to a variety of specialists such as fertility experts, plastic surgeons and geneticists. 

• Active treatment

  • Patients and their families need ongoing psychological support and maximum practical support. The latter may include information about nutrition, exercise, wigs, age-appropriate books for children, and babysitting services. Learn more about psychosocial supports available through PYNK

• After active treatment: follow-up care

  • The PA can help a young woman recovering from breast cancer get back to a “new normal” life, including returning to work, and dealing with any long-term effects of treatment such as early menopause, chest pain, lymphedema and sexual dysfunction. If one or more pregnancies are in the plan, the PYNK nurse can help navigate the next steps.