Northern Light Mercy Hospital is one of 25 US cancer centers nationwide and the only one in Maine selecdted to be a program leader for this years “Living Beyond Breast Cancer” survivorship series for young women affected by breast cancer.

Living Beyound Breast Cancer is a national nonprofit providing information and support to patients newly diagnosed, in treatment, in post treatment and those living with breast cancer.  Through the program, two Northern Light Mercy Cancer Care oncology nurse  navigators, Erin York and Sonya Perkins, will lead sessions to educate young women diagnosed with breast cancer on surivorship concerns, providing tools to navigate the long-term effects of treatment.

The Mercy Cancer Care team will partner with the Dempsey Center in South Portland to offer the four-part education program, which is taking place June 20, July 18, August 15 and September 19.