The Thing About Cancer + Being A Supportive Friend Is…

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During the month of May, we’ll be bringing back some of your favorite posts in groups of 5!

Today, we’ve got 5 GREAT posts focused on getting to the nitty gritty of young adult cancer and being a supportive friend.

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Welcome To National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week!

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Yep!  April 6-10, 2015 is National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week!

With the knowledge of this, here is my next question…what should we do (as patients, advocates, and organizations) to bring awareness to young adult cancer and all of its topics?  How do you think we should be pushing the envelope to better educate, inform, and reach out about the importance of providing age-appropriate resources to young adult cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers?

Last Thursday there was another tweet chat edition of #ayacsm.  (the next one is April 19th at 8 pm ET if you want to join!)  This great group is comprised of ya cancer organizations, young adult survivors + caregivers, as well as health care providers.  The question remains though, how do we continue to bring in more young adult cancer survivors + caregivers into our tribe?  What kinds of resources are/were you craving as a young adult cancer survivor or caregiver?  If you found the resources that you wanted, how did you arrive there?

How can we continue to build awareness about all of the specific needs that young adult cancer survivors + caregivers require?

Together we can build power, strength, and knowledge!  #ThisisAYACancer

For more information about what is happening this week for National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week, check out this information from Livestrong.

Paula Abdul Asking You To Check Yourself!

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More and more attention is being paid to not only curing cancer but also preventing it.  While doing self checks does not reduce your risk of a cancer diagnosis, it greatly increases the chance that a cancer will be found early.  Since 1992, Avon has been leading a crusade against breast cancer.  In this great video, the legendary Paula Abdul tells us to Check Yourself!  Cancer prevention for the win!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMBhbgT8cZE

Have you participated in the Avon walk to end breast cancer or another event through a cancer charity?  Do you check yourself for cancer prevention?

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