Young Survival Coalition

Sometimes it happens in waiting rooms.
On intake forms.
With every new doctor, nurse, question, assumption, or look.

And when breast cancer is already part of the appointment, that extra calculation can be exhausting.

YSC’s Q***r Virtual Hangout and private Facebook groups are spaces where q***r young adults impacted by breast cancer can connect without having to translate every part of the experience first.

Because being understood should not feel like one more thing to manage.

Parenting while living with metastatic breast cancer means navigating a lot at once — appointments, decisions, and showing up for your kids through it all.

Triage Cancer and Bright Spot Network have partnered to offer free support designed specifically for parents, including practical resources, workshops, and one-on-one guidance.

From navigating finances and insurance to talking with your kids and staying connected as a family, this program is here to support you wherever you are.

More info: triagecancer.org/parenting

This weekend, we were at ASCO learning about new studies, treatment advances, and the conversations shaping what life during and after breast cancer can look like for young adults like us.

Honestly, being in those rooms always feels both hopeful and grounding - especially knowing our experiences and voices continue to have space in those conversations too.

Also, shoutout to our Program Associate and young survivor, Bri, for representing our community so beautifully during Susan G. Komen’s networking reception 💛

Some of us are navigating identity alongside diagnosis. Some of us are figuring out our bodies, relationships, community, reproductive health, and sense of self all at the same time. Some of us are simply trying to make space for joy, connection, and ourselves again.

In the OUT National Cancer Survey, 82% of respondents said their oncology provider did not share possible fertility preservation options with them. That matters, because survivorship support should reflect the full reality of our lives, including our identities, relationships, families, and futures.
This month, we’re holding space for the many realities of survivorship while celebrating and uplifting the LGBTQ+ young adults in our community 💛🌈

June is National Cancer Survivor Month and Pride Month, and both are reminders that there is no one way to move through survivorship.

We all deserve support, care, and spaces where we do not have to explain every part of who we are.

Source: Scout, NFN; Rhoten, B. (2021) OUT: The National Cancer Survey, Summary of Findings. Providence, RI: National LGBT Cancer Network https://cancer-network.org/out-the-national-cancer-survey/

Here's some real talk. 75% of young survivors and thrivers say they worried about their ability to have children after a diagnosis. For so many of us, fertility questions come up almost immediately. Like before you've even had time to process everything else, you're suddenly navigating conversations you never expected to have so soon. knows exactly what we mean.

That's why YSC launched Project 528, a global effort to actually capture what young adults with breast cancer are experiencing, in our own words.

And speaking of our own words: if you have a moment to share, slide into our DMs. Because one of the most powerful things we can do for each other is say "me too." We want to hear from you. 💙