Christy Bagnato is 33-years old. A couple weeks ago, her doctor decided her son Jack needed to be born a little early so Christy could start chemotherapy.

When she was in the shower, Christie found a lump that turned out to be stage three breast cancer.

"It's definitely a scary experience to go through," she said. "For one thing, to have cancer itself, but then to be pregnant on top of it is a lot to handle."

On the night we visited Christie and her family in Manheim, her sister Melanie and friend Sharon came over for a visit. Their kids keep them on their toes, but they don't just have motherhood in common. They each fought breast cancer while pregnant in their thirties.

"I really think young women need to realize that this can happen to anybody," Melanie said. "It doesn't matter your age, doesn't matter if you're pregnant. It's so widespread now, there are so many women developing breast cancer at a young age and they need to know."

Christie's doctor says a decade ago, one in 10,000 pregnant women developed breast cancer. Now it's one in 3,000. Why is this happening? Doctors don't know. They suspect nutrition and environment.

"You think, why me? But I think God doesn't give you anything you can't handle," Christie said.

Christie doesn't know if she has one of the breast cancer genes. Her sister does - and their mother died of breast cancer at 33. Christie will have a double mastectomy. She's fighting back - and is helping spread the word that all women, young and old, need to be vigilant.

Christie and her husband, Ralph, have insurance, but her medical bills are piling up. PNC is accepting donations for her and there is a fundraiser for her October 26. For more information, CLICK HERE to visit her Web site.