Anne-Cécile, 39, was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of 2023 and under chemotherapy since January. Like her, more and more women, including young people under 50, are victims every year.

“My baby’s smile is my best medicine”: when cancer is diagnosed before age 40, says Anne-Cecelie, a mother of two from Lourdes, France. ‘The eldest, very thoughtful, asked me if it would grow back,’ she says.