Our mission is to ensure every young woman newly diagnosed with cancer has the option to preserve fertility through direct financial support, educational programs, and advocacy efforts.
We refuse to let the emotional, physical, and financial cost of a cancer diagnosis stand between young women and a full life after beating this disease.
young adults are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. each year.
can be the out-of-pocket cost for a single IVF cycle.
LESS THAN
PERCENT
of physicians discuss the damage cancer treatment may have on fertility.
Many insurance companies will not cover preservation for patients.
ONLY
STATES
have legislation supporting oncofertility services.
Hope Grant Recipients
Fertility Partners
Saved in Medical Expenses for Patients & Families
Pledged
Eggs Frozen
– Roshni, Survivor & Grant Recipient
Our Hope Grant Program supports newly diagnosed female patients choosing to preserve fertility options ahead of treatment. Please contact us for more information about where we work geographically and our current fertility partners across the country.
After her *third* cancer diagnosis before age 40, our founder Amanda Rice channeled her frustration with reproductive health into a nonprofit.
It was Support a Cause day @pennstatewlax — and we’re over here BEAMING at the support! 💛✨
Thank you to Coach Missy and these inspiring athletes for caring about our cause — and shoutout to Executive Board member @jamiesparrot: you’ve made your alma mater proud with your drive, generosity and devotion to TCM! 🐥🩷
Important. This is largely due to an increased in advanced screening and early, effective treatment:
🩷 47% of the reduction was due to earlier and more effective treatment for early stage breast cancer
🩷 25% of the reduction was due to early and more advanced mammography treatment
🩷 29% of the reduction was due to improvements in treating metastatic breast cancer
A reminder to trust yourself, your body, and to be your own advocate 👏
A sunny Sunday is the ~perfect~ day to step outside and listen to our founder’s latest interview! ☀️ On the @workhardsmilelarge podcast, Amanda Rice (our fearless founder, CEO and 3x cancer survivor) shares her personal journey with fertility and cancer, delves into The Chick Mission’s latest pursuits and walks through the team’s vision and work that’s creating a world where fertility preservation for cancer patients is the new norm. 🙌
It’s an episode you won’t want to miss! Head to the link in bio to hear it all🐣🔗
We are ✨one day away✨ from our Fete for Fertility in NOLA!! We hope you’ll join us at the spectacular @martinechaissongallery as we cheers to continuing to create change in the field of women’s health and access to care. And amidst the gorgeous paintings by @tscottsandersart nonetheless! 🌼
We hope to see you there!! 💛✨ head to the link in bio to reserve your spot 🐥
As @ellevest reports: early-onset cancer diagnoses are becoming more and more common — especially for women. According to the @americancancersociety, in the US, a woman’s likelihood of being diagnosed before the age of 50 is approximately 1 in 17, while a man’s chance is approximately 1 in 29.
Yes, there’s even a gender gap in cancer rates. But that’s not the only gender disparity. Two new reports found that women pay a “pink tax” when it comes to health care. The first report, by Deloitte, found that women with employer insurance pay $15.4 billion more in out-of-pocket health care costs than men. On average, that’s about $266 more for each woman.
For the full piece, head to the link in bio.
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And join us later this month in SF as we hear from @ellevest’s Financial Advisor Allison Kvikstad as part of our Changemakers panel 💡save your spot at the link in bio — you won’t want to miss it!
Get ready for the PLUNGE 🧊
Calling all our West Coasters to join us in our ✨third✨ annual Great Egg Freeze in San Francisco on May 18th! If getting ice cold isn’t your thing, swing by for great bites, music, and overall vibes as we come together to raise awareness of fertility options for cancer patients — and raise funds for our Hope Grant Program: giving young women with cancer the opportunity to preserve their future fertility options ahead of treatment. 💛
Join in — and learn more — at the link in bio! 🐥🧊🌉
Having cancer as a young adult is… hard. complicated. overwhelming. and so much more 🩷
Thank you to @ohyouresotough for creating these images, putting pen to paper and fleshing out what so many of us feel.
To our fellow survivors and current patients — we SEE you and are here for you. Don’t hesitate reaching out. Our flock is made up of your strength and stories 💛
This Easter weekend, we’re giving a shoutout to our flock of ✨PEEPS✨
Over the past six years, The Chick Mission has been able to:
🐥 save families over 6.5M in medical expenses
🐥 award nearly 500 Hope Grants to cancer patients
🐥 help change laws in multiple states, with now 16 of them mandating access to fertility preservation for young-adult cancer patients
🐥 educate dozens of companies and universities on the relationship between fertility and cancer care
…plus so much more. This is thanks to YOU, our incredible flock that keeps us in motion, pushing our impact.
Props to those featured — and the thousands untagged. Thank you!! We 💛 you!!
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ATTN, Oklahoma! 🗣️
If you live in OK — or have friends or family that do — we need YOUR help! Show your reps just how important increasing access to fertility preservation care for cancer patients is. Your involvement is as simple as filling out the form in our bio, and spreading the word 📣✨ let’s work to complete our ultimate mission: to not exist. 💪💖
I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
I hope by sharing this it will help others find comfort, inspiration and support on their own journey.
REGRAM from @oliviamunn
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We’re sending love and strength over to Olivia — and we are so grateful that she’s sharing her story. Since it will indeed help change the path of people’s lives, illustrating just how important it is to keep pushing for answers and advocating when it comes to your health.
And we hope to make her and her home state of Oklahoma proud in the coming weeks, as we work to support the passing of Senate Bill 1334. If pushed through, it would ensure cancer patients’ access to fertility preservation treatments ahead of their cancer diagnosis.
Head to the link in bio to get involved and share your support! 💛
On May 21 ✨JOIN US✨ for Bubbles + Bad Behavior, our annual ladies-only event at @ladureeus SoHo 🌸
Together, we’ll cheers to continuing forward change in fertility / cancer care, and celebrate our wins 💛
Save your spot at the link in bio! In the meantime, we’re flashing it back to some favs from last year — and can’t wait for this spring!! 🐥
Flashing it back — and forward 🙌
Thank you to the sweet @hotelstvincent for giving our team the warmest welcome to NOLA: the print version of our @nytimes feature showcasing the reality of / relationship between a cancer diagnosis and fertility treatment.
And flashing it forward ⚡️we can’t wait to live it up in the Big Easy on April 10th at our Fete for Fertility. We hope you’ll join us! Reserve your spot at the link in bio🥂💛✨
We all know that opening medical bills can be scary… particularly when it comes to procedures and appointments not covered by insurance.
And while it’s great to see that more companies are offering fertility benefits that cover the cost of fertility preservation, access to this care remains limited. While major tech companies like Amazon and Meta may have these benefits, let’s say you work for a boutique agency or are self-employed; we’re looking at a much different picture with many out-of-pocket costs.
The story of our founder, 3x cancer survivor Amanda Rice, echoes this battle with insurance. She had — what seemed to be on paper — the BEST insurance package at her finance job. However, even this plan did not cover the cost of fertility preservation for her, since prior to starting chemotherapy, she wasn’t deemed infertile…yet.
This absurdity in the clause is what propelled Amanda to launch The Chick Mission. She KNEW she wasn’t alone in this fight. And that with an average egg freezing cycle ranging from $10,000 - $20,000, this was a rainy day fund that many don’t have sitting around.
Crunching the numbers and reflecting on this absurdity is our way of saying: THANK YOU for continuing to provide support in funding our Hope Grant program, covering the cost of fertility preservation for cancer patients ahead of treatment. This lifts a HUGE burden off of them, letting their focus be on what truly matters: treatment and recovery, with hopes for big, full life, which may or may not include children. 🐥🫶
If passed ✨Senate Bill 1334✨ would provide fertility care for cancer patients in Oklahoma.
So far, Senate Bill 1334 has:
✔️passed senate retirement and insurance committee
✔️passed senate appropriations committee
✔️passed senate floor
Up next: House Committee Assignments 🗳️
Stay tuned!! 🐥🤞
It’s #InternationalWomensDay and we couldn’t be more proud of our female-led flock! From our all-female Executive Board to the nearly 500 female cancer patients we’ve helped through our Hope Grant Program - and the thousands of supporters that have joined along the way - all of this has shown that there is not just strength in numbers, but when women support women.
Thank you all for making The Chick Mission what it is! 💛
Repost from one of our incredible flock members, @kryscarolina_ Thank you for sharing your story 💛
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Story time.
Starting early last year, I began to have symptoms. Those being, frequent shortness of breath, loss of stamina, heightened anxiety, random bowel changes, loss of appetite, rapid weight loss, spurts of abdominal pain. These symptoms and many more occurred for months until I had pain so bad I ended up being hospitalized for 1 week. Unfortunately I was misdiagnosed and mistreated (medication wise) many times after that hospitalization.
I knew there was something wrong with my body.
I continued to follow medical advice and dealt with those symptoms for the following months. Until one day I could not take it anymore. Went to see my Gynecologist (this was an almost weekly occurrence) for the last time and pleaded to be heard about my symptoms and pain. I was sent for an abd/pelvic exam and the findings were not what anyone expected.
Although my doctor did not believe he decided he would finally surgically examen me.
During surgery my doctor found a cancerous tumor the size of a softball. A rare type of ovarian cancer was discovered in my body.
At age 25 I had one of ovaries removed, and I continue to be cancer free, thank God.
I am usually very careful with what I decide to share with people nonetheless the internet.
I’m sharing my story, not for sympathy. But for people fighting battles we cannot see nor understand. I was misunderstood, misdiagnosed and completely ignored for months. I truly believe that me fighting for me saved my life. If you really feel and understand that there is something wrong, continue to fight for yourself. No one will understand your body the way you do.
To everyone that endured this chapter of my life with me & everyone I have met along this journey, Thank you. My heart never felt alone, and I understand that the power of love heals wounds that may seem everlasting.
I understand the blessings of angels on this earth. I am so thankful I get to experience this lifetime with you. With my entire being, I love you. 🦋🎗️🩵
Jumping into the fertility world means being flooded with new acronyms and long words — especially when it comes with an overlap in cancer care.
We’re ~breaking down~ some key terms, hoping to make this realm a bit more manageable — and starting with the basics: oncofertility.
Galentine’s Day Essentials:
🍕good food
🎵good tunes
🩷even better company
Celebrate your galentine’s day in Chick Mission style by sending your own TCM card (linked in bio) or adding to our girl power playlist! 🐥
Knowledge is power 💪💛
Earlier this week, members of The Chick Mission team had the privilege of returning to Brookfield to discuss fertility health and cancer. Just a few years prioir, a similar presentation was shared and it seriously changed the trajectory of one of the attendees’ life. Afterwards, she went to her doctor to find she had a cancerous tumor. Thanks to this early detection, a treatment plan was setup and her life was saved. Returning to Brookfield more than four years later proved all the more moving.
And we were immensely thankful to have this attendee help lead the panel alongside our Board Members Dana Petitto and Dr. Jaime Knopman (CMO of The Chick Mission and REI at @ccrmfertility), plus Amanda Rice (founder / CEO of The Chick Mission). Thank you all for insightful, dynamic conversation - and to the engaged crowd that came! Welcome to the flock 🐥👋
At The Chick Mission, we’re all about access to fertility care. And this Thursday we’re throwing it back to our support of New York’s Child-Parent Security Act, which passed in 2020. Moved into effect almost three years ago: February 15, 2021, the law has since allowed thousands of families to pursue their dreams of parenthood 💛💛💛
We’re proud to have been part of this — and here’s to creating more lasting change in the fertility space! 💪✨
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