We’re running a focus group around the topic of age-appropriate patient education and communication with support from Daiichi Sankyo. Overall, conversation will center on how to provide information and education to young adults facing cancer in a way that is easily understandable, engaging, and suitable.
Continue readingJoin Get Your Groove Back – Cancer Can’t Steal My Mojo!
A new program developed and led by Tara O’Donoghue of LOV Yoga that will ignite your imagination, motivation, and self actualization – revealing the magic within.
Continue readingHi, My Name Is Aerial And I Have Anxiety.
The difference between Aerial today and Aerial from a decade ago is the management of my mental health. I have my “go-to” list that helps me get through moments of angst, like the middle of the night panics when all my friends are sleeping and my husband is snoring the night away.
Continue readingNew Program to Get Your Groove Back!
Join us for Get Your Groove Back – Cancer Can’t Steal My Mojo, 6-week program will inspire reconnection with your innate magic power or mojo through tools like breath-work, meditation, and mindful movement.
Continue readingWe Are Bursting with Pride!
Are you a young adult cancer patient, survivor, or caregiver who is also a member of the LGBTQIA+ community? Join us for online programs in celebration of Pride, from Unspoken Ink to an Art Workshop!
Continue readingWhy The Cancer Experience Can Be Especially Difficult for AYAs
There is clearly a need for research and healthcare institutions to pay more attention to AYAs to help mitigate negative outcomes. So, the most urgent question becomes… What can be done to help?
Continue readingSurvival Is Insufficient
Now there is scientific research showing that the young adult cancer population, aged 18-39, is the most isolated age-group who experiences cancer, and that this isolation is linked to all sorts of quality of life issues. It affects survival rates, reintegration into normal life, and a host of other things. There is data showing that surviving cancer is not enough, we must also be helped to thrive. There is data showing that survival is insufficient.
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Have you thought of a journal prompt you think our community would love? You can submit an anonymous journal prompt recommendation!
Continue readingSo, What Exactly Is An AYA?
An adolescent just diagnosed with cancer who is exploring their identity will likely have very different needs than a young adult recently diagnosed with cancer who just had their first child.
Continue readingMay 2022 Programs!
Check out what’s happening at Cactus Cancer Society this May!
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