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September 30, 2014 By: Jamie Penner When you fly on an airplane the flight attendants faithfully conduct the safety demonstration prior to takeoff during which they announce: “Remember to put on [...]

September 25, 2014 By: Liane Kandler I am fairly new to the adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer field. I started as a Master’s student in clinical psychology in 2008, researching the use of [...]

September 18, 2014 By: Anne Katz PhD, RN While some young adults and most teens are not thinking about having babies (quite the opposite in fact!), having cancer at a young age forces you to [...]

September 16, 2014 By: Jen Rachman When I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2004, my oncologist didn’t bring up the topic of fertility preservation. I asked my surgeon about it when he [...]

September 11, 2014 By: Noémie Robidoux It’s November 2012. I have been at my job for a few months, and I love the work I do every day. I am gaining confidence in myself. I am becoming more at [...]

September 2, 2014 By: Pat Taylor While attending the OMG2014 Cancer Summit for Young Adults in Las Vegas last month, I sat in on a session full of parents talking about the challenges they were [...]