BAYS is a support, advocacy and fund raising group based in San Francisco for women under 45 living with breast cancer.  The group was formed in 2004 by two women in their 30’s Deb Mosley and Angela Padilla. Starting in 2005 with a hike up Half Dome in Yosemite, the group has organized a trip that is physically challenging for a the participants and also raises funds for cancer support organizations. Women who participate challenge myths about what women living with cancer are capable of and make a contribution to organizations that support others at the same time.

BAYS has on online support group as well as an in-person group that meets in San Francisco twice a month.  Here is a statement about the group from the website:

“We are a diverse group united by our passion to survive this disease and to end the epidemic, especially as it affects young women. Our group is open to all survivors — from the newly diagnosed to those battling recurrent or metastatic disease to long time survivors. We are single, partnered, married, young moms, all colors, straight, and lesbian.”