Healthy Lives After Cancer: Young Adult Survivorship Program

Cancer + Careers is hosting a West Coast conference next Friday, November 13th in Los Angeles! This event will explore the complexities of balancing cancer treatment and survivorship with employment. Registration is open now and is FREE. Hurry and sign up as space is limited!

Cancer and Careers | West Coast Conference on Work & Cancer Join us for our very first West Coast Conference on Work & Cancer, which will be held on Friday, November 13, 2015, in Los Angeles. This free event explores the complexities of balancing cancer treatment and survivorship with employment.

The Lights Camera Cure Annual Dance Marathon is set for April 2nd next year and registration is open! Get your team together and dance for a cure. This event at the Avalon theater, is one you can't miss.

Mark your calendars for Thursday, December 10th! From 1:30-2:30 CancerCare Connect is hosting a free educational workshop on Cancer and the Workplace: Knowing your legal rights. Listen over the telephone or connect to the webcast online.

Cancer and the Workplace: Knowing Your Legal Rights | CancerCare CancerCare is a national nonprofit organization providing free, professional support services for anyone affected by cancer.

OMG!! Registration for the New York Cancer Summit for Young Adults with Stupid Cancer is now open! Sign up at http://omgsummit.org/register and don't miss out!

Stupid Cancer | The OMG! Cancer Summit For Young Adults Since 2008, the OMG! Cancer Summit for Young Adults has been a launching pad for the young adult cancer movement worldwide. Eleven events and more than 6,000 attendees later, it proudly remains one of the most influential and impactful health conferences of it's kind in the world.

Check Out First Descents! An amazing non-profit offering free week-long adventure outings for young adults affected by cancer! Their 2015 programs exploring places from California and Oregon to the Dominican Republic and Iceland are officially open!

Find out how Teen Cancer America helps support Teens and Young Adults with cancer in this new article written by Hilary Gan in Digging Deep, a journal for young people facing health challenges

Supporting Teens and Young Adults with Cancer - Digging Deep Research shows that cancer survivorship for teens and young adults has not improved in over thirty years, while major improvements have been made in both pediatric and adult cancers. Even though teens are more likely to better tolerate serious treatment than the other age groups, the actual outcomes…

The UCLA Daltrey-Townshend Teen and Young Adult Program was featured on the TODAY show! Check it out:

The Who joins together with teens facing cancer Video on Today: Rock legends Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey created “Teen Cancer America,” determined to make life a little easier for teenagers with cancer. NBC's national correspondent Kate Snow reports.

Check this out!! On April 18th, climbers across the country will come together for "CLIMB FOR COURAGE" in honor of the courageous people in our lives!

Join in on the fun!!!

SAVE THE DATE April 18th for the 6th Annual FD Climb-A-Thon! We will announce our list of participating gyms soon, and if you are interested in hosting one at your local climbing gym email [email protected]!

Are you a survivor of breast cancer between the ages of 19 to 45?
Do you want to help improve the lives of other cancer survivors?

Then complete this survey conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado. They are interested in learning about factors influencing quality of life in young breast cancer survivors, with the intention of designing support groups or ways of screening that might make adjusting to a breast cancer diagnosis less difficult for young women. Click here: http://goo.gl/q6WNu

Check out this month's calendar of activities at the Southern Los Angeles Patient Navigation and Wellness Center (LA PNWC)!!

They have and more!

Interested in making a change for Adolescent and Young Adults with cancer? Join other young adult cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates, researchers and digital health partners as part of Stupid Cancer's CancerCon 2015 in Denver!!

Register by clicking on the link below!

CancerCon 2015 | Early Bird Pricing Ends Soon!