Resources brought to you with the support of i[2]y:
The I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation for young adults (i[2]y)
is a global support community for young adults affected by cancer.
Our mision is to improve quality of life by providing 'one-stop' access to hard
to find resources, per support and social networks. We use music and the arts
to make it hip to be a survivor and talk about cancer by advocating on behalf of
over 200 young adult support resources and 1M+ survivors aged 15-39 who are
curently living with and beyond cancer worldwide.
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Exclusive Support For Young Adults
Often founded by young adult survivors, these groups offer support specifically directed at young adults affected by cancer.
Often founded by young adult survivors, these groups offer support specifically directed at young adults affected by cancer.
Inclusive Support For Young Adults
Organizations who don't necessarily focus on young adults but who provide similar psychosocial support services.
Organizations who don't necessarily focus on young adults but who provide similar psychosocial support services.
Exclusive Support
ACOR (Association of Cancer Online Research)****
ACOR is a MAJOR portal full of resources that include all sorts of publications (even scientific abstracts!), information about specific cancers, information about clinical trials, a whole companion site about cancer pain, another companion site called Oncochat (an online support group). It even includes young adult specific information.
COG (Children's Oncology Group) Cure Search
Make sure to also go to curesearch.org! (which is a different link than is below) The link below is COG, which has Long-Term Follow Up Guidelines for survivors of child and young adult cancer and a great tool to find out where different services exist in cities across the world. Its internationally fabulous information.
Communi Cancer
GREAT site for connecting with other cancer patients, survivors & family and friends of them. It has the age of the people who are profiled, so other young adults are easily identified, Specific cancer types are also identified.
Boarding For Breast Cancer
Information about breast cancer and the importance of early detection tailored to young adults with an interest in snowboarding and punk rock.
check 'em lads
funny, great site. check your balls. also see www.testicularcancer.org.uk
CancerCare [For Young Adults]
Professional counseling, facilitated peer support groups, creative workshops and financial assistance for young adults with cancer.
Cancer and Fertility
A network of fertility and oncology experts conducting research and educational activities related to cancer and infertility
Cancer Climber
Offering experiential and motivational adventures and excursions such as extreme mountain climbing and summit tours.
Candlelighters
Support, education and advocacy for children and adolescents with cancer, survivors of childhood/adolescent cancer, their families and the professionals who care for them.
Canteen
A national Australian support organization created by young cancer patients for young people living with cancer that provides social networking, camping excursions and shared experiences that promote understanding, well-being and leadership.
Children's Brain Tumor Foundation
Improving treatment and quality of life for children with brain and spinal cord tumors through research, support and advocacy.
Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy
Addressing the survivorship and quality-of-life of childhood and young adult survivors by expanding resources for research and treatment and aftercare support.
Colon Club
Raising public awareness of colorectal cancer for young adults in out-of-the-box ways by educating those in need about risk factors, symptoms and screenings.
Coping With Chemo
Helping teens with cancer to navigate their chemotherapy treatments through education and by fostering connection with others through online blogging and chat rooms.
Crossing The Finish Line
Provides young adults and their families a retreat from the unyielding physical and emotional demands of cancer by providing a one week, expense paid excursion in a comfortable, secure environment.
Fertile Hope
Provides reproductive health information, support and hope to cancer patients whose medical treatments present the risk of infertility.
First Descents
An innovative camp experience for young adults with cancer offering kayaking, extreme sports and professional athletics.
Group Loop
A groundbreaking program providing interactive online support along with valuable survivorship resources for teens with cancer and their parents.
Hope Lab
Combines rigorous research with innovative solutions to improve the health and quality of life of young people with chronic illness, including the video game
The LifeLab
Social networking, peer support, creative workshops and support services to help young adults rebuild their lives after treatment.
LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance
A coalition and leadership community of key voices in cancer advocacy and public health determined to bring about positive results for young adults with cancer.
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Dedicated to empowering all women affected by breast cancer to live as long as possible with the best quality of life through community and educational resources.
MaleCare
Comprehensive online support resource portal primarily for young men living with, through or beyond prostate and/or testicular cancer.
Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization
Information and support for anyone touched by breast cancer, including a toll-free hotline, survivor match program and online network forums.
Team Survivor
Based in LA, they providing a variety of free exercise and health education programs.
Matt's Promise Foundation
Provides funding of treatment, research, education and support programs for young adults affected by cancer.
Tao of Wellness
One of the best, if not the best, acupuncture clinics in the world. We are lucky enough to have one of the founders (Dr. Mao) as an advisor. I saw my friend who had stage IV stomach cancer start to get visibly better within three weeks after she started seeing Dr. Mao. Amazing.
Naomi's Hope For A Cure
Improving long-term survival rate for children and adolescents with cancer through the development of new molecular targeted drugs
Navigating The New Normal
A new program of The Kimmel Cancer Center to help young adults navigate the 'new normal' that a cancer diagnosis brings.
Next Step Fund
Provides retreats, camp excursions, creative workshops and social networking for young adults facing life threatening health issues.
Planet Cancer
Award-winning young adult-focused community offering survivor retreat programs, social networking, and online forums with real world advice and inspiring stories.
The Yellow Umbrella
Raising awareness in the fight against cervical cancer by educating women through advocacy and international benefit concerts featuring survivor musicians.
Prepare to Live
Uses the power of the web and documentary-style filmmaking to provide help, hope, information and inspiration specifically to young adults coping with cancer worldwide.
Pregnant With Cancer
Support services, online community resources, forums, and informational links for women diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy.
Real Time Cancer
Online community forums, survivor retreats, discussion rooms, blogs and informational links for adolescents and young adults with cancer
Re-Mission
Online community for teens and young adults with cancer featuring 3D "shooter" video game where players control a nanobot who battles cancer and bacterial infections, and manages realistic, life-threatening side effects associated with the disease.
Real Time Cancer
Online community forums, survivor retreats, discussion rooms, blogs and informational links for adolescents and young adults with cancer
Rethink Breast Cancer
Supporting young adults concerned about affected by breast cancer through innovative education, research and support programs.
The SAMFund
Offering financial support through grants and scholarships to young adults as they transition into their post-treatment lives.
Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation
Dedicated to increase early detection of testicular cancer by raising awareness of both the disease and the need for regular self-examination.
Sharsheret
Survivor-led national organization dedicated to addressing the unique concerns of young Jewish women facing breast cancer.
Stephen T. Marchello Scholarship Foundation
Allocating post secondary scholarship monies to survivors of childhood cancer, specifically current-year high school graduates.
SuperSibs
Honoring, supporting and recognizing brothers and sisters of children and adolescents with cancer through scholarship programs, parenting resources and more.
Survivor Alert
A nationwide campaign to spread the word about what young adult childhood cancer survivors can do to stay healthy as they rebuild their lives after treatment.
Teens Living With Cancer
Online information, social networking and critical resources to help teens living with cancer and their families meet their unique life challenges.
Tamika and Friends
Raises awareness about cervical cancer and its link to the human papillomavirus through a network of survivors and their friends
Teenage Cancer Trust
Focuses on the needs of teenagers and young adults with cancer by providing dedicated teenage units in local hospitals in the UK.
Teen Impact
Provides free social networking, camping trips, survivor retreats and peer-to-peer counseling for young adults affected by cancer.
Ulman Cancer Fund For Young Adults
Supporting, educating and connecting young adults affected by cancer through on-line resources, college scholarships and advocacy.
Working Against Cancer
Support for young adult cancer patients through age-appropriate mentoring, self-evaluation tools, and career opportunity referrals.
Young Adult Cancer Network (Canada)
A cancer support group for young adults from 18 to their 30's, who are at any point of their cancer journey, in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
Young Adults Surviving Glioblastoma
Online forum and live chat services for young adults living with, through and beyond a diagnosis of glioblastoma (brain cancer)
Young Cancer Spouses
Social networking forum and bulletin board system helping to bring together young spouses of adults with cancer to share information, support, and experiences.
Young Empowered Survivors
A cancer support and social networking group serving young adults affected by cancer along Colorado's front range.
Young Survival Coalition
An international network of breast cancer survivors and supporters dedicated to the concerns and issues that are unique to young women and breast cancer.
The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative***
The articles in our Electronic Sarcoma Update Newsletter as well as other information helps to understand and discuss sarcoma and potential treatment options.
The Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation
Provides "Teen Centers" in 41 pediatric hospitals nationwide.
Australian Hodgkin's Lymphoma Network
Connects young adult Hodgkin's Lymphona patients and survivors to each other. There is also a resource section. Despite being based in Australia, its worth checking out.
