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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 [...]

March 2, 2016 By: Lorna Larsen RN, BScN, Team Shan President Check Yourself Canada "I've got something to say. Advice for you to take." Check Yourself. Watch the video. SHARE the [...]

November 26, 2015 By: Dr. Boukaram Integrative medicine is a new approach being used to treat patients, including those affected by cancer. This discipline originated in the United States and has [...]

October 20, 2015 By: Dr. Boukaram Integrative medicine is a new and little known term. It’s the perfect combination of conventional medicine and complementary treatments that aims to ensure [...]

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 [...]

February 24, 2015 By: Emily Drake Whether you are new to the club or an existing member, you may not know everything about CancerFightClub! We are an innovative support initiative for young [...]

January 20, 2015 By: Shirin Shallwani Lymphedema is swelling due to an abnormal build up of fluid in the tissues of the body. It is caused by a blockage or injury to the lymphatic system or due [...]

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 [...]