6 Things You Should Know About Australasia’s First Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Congress
May 4, 2016 By: Emily Drake Part 2 of the AYA: Australia Series (To read Part 1 click here) The Inaugural Australasian International Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Oncology Congress took place [...]
10 Things You Should Know About CanTeen’s Road Trip: Inaugural Australasian Youth Cancer Summit
Part 1 of the AYA: Australia Series If you weren’t following @RoadTripAus15 or #RoadTrip15 in December, then you were missing out on hearing about the fantastic work that was happening Down [...]
How and Why Everyone Needs to Support LGBTQQ Young Adults Who Are Living with Cancer
June 16, 2015 By: Emily Drake There are many sociological factors that influence the health of populations in North America. These include, but are not limited to: education, physical [...]
YSC: The Sisterhood for Young Women With Breast Cancer
May 7, 2015 By: Emily Drake Last month, I headed south to Houston, Texas, to attend the Young Survival Coalition’s (YSC) conference for young women affected by breast cancer and their [...]
I am a cancer researcher
April 16, 2015 By: Emily Drake In October of this past year, I attended the second annual Society of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology (SAYAO) conference: Breaking Barriers in Acute [...]
Pioneering Young Adult Cancer Support: 30 Years of History
January 1, 2015 By: Emily Drake Whether you have been a part of CancerFightClub for a while or are just learning about us now, you may be unaware that it is a program of Hope & Cope, a [...]
Between the Lines of Stand Up 2 CancerBetween the Lines of Stand Up 2 Cancer
October 16, 2014 By: Mike Craycraft I have been watching Stand Up 2 Cancer since the original event in 2008 and each year chills come to my skin and tears to my eyes. The event is amazing given [...]
Uniting Advocates: #AYACSM
August 28, 2014 By: Emily Drake If you follow adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer organizations and advocates on Twitter, you may have seen the hashtag #AYACSM popping up in your feed over [...]
#OMG2014: Stupid Cancer. Genius Event.
June 12, 2014 By: Emily Drake In April I had the opportunity to attend my first OMG! Cancer Summit in Las Vegas. Before I went, I wasn’t sure what to expect and had a few questions in mind: [...]