MARCH – Women’s History Month – honoring our young ladies
The reality of being a young woman living with cancer makes us all inspiring ladies, shining light on each other.
MARS – Mois de l’histoire des femmes – honorons nos jeunes femmes
La réalité d’être une jeune femme aux prises avec un cancer fait de nous toutes, des actrices inspirantes, en étant une lumière dans la vie de chacune.
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 [...]
The Value of Giving (Part 2): Community – Love, Life and Legacy
December 22, 2015 By: Julie Szasz “The beauty of opening yourself to others is to discover yourself through them.” Community carries numerous values I’ve learned to reconnect with in the last few [...]
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 [...]
Help Me Work Through This… Will Ya?
October 13, 2015 By: Russell Willer I’ll be honest with you, and with everyone for that matter… It feels like I am lost. I look around for direction, inspiration, and hope, and I get this weird [...]
The Value of Giving (Part 1)
September 22, 2015 By: Julie Szasz Blogging is not just a writing on the wall; it’s giving back. It’s sharing intimate feelings, personal thoughts or deep secrets. Reading all these blogs about [...]
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 [...]
My CancerCon Experience
May 21, 2015 By: Steve Heaviside When I was first diagnosed with testicular cancer in December 2013, I was dismissive of the idea of a support group. It seemed like a phony TV drama idea that [...]
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 [...]
