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February 04, 2025World Cancer Day 2025: “United by unique”
Diagnosed with cancer for the 2nd time at 28, Kristen Zamojc wondered how to move forward. Connecting with YACC helped her find the courage to go for a life she dreamed of.
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October 10, 2024Retreat Yourself Adventure 2024: The recap
“It was the first time in 18 months that I felt like someone who was much more than my cancer.”
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August 01, 2024Kindness in a can: Arcadia Brewing raises $2,400 for YACC in memory of Jon Marrese
We want to take a moment to send a heartfelt thank you to Jamey Marrese and Arcadia Brewing Co. in Edmonton, AB for their incredibly thoughtful donation of $2,400 to Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC)!
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June 20, 2024Recover Study: Hear the origin story from the team!
Community Based Research Canada hosted a webinar featuring members from all areas of the Recover Study team.
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February 22, 2024Gabrielle knows recovery is different for everyone
Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2015, Gabrielle had to find a way to move beyond treatment to live a life worth loving.
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November 28, 2023Giving Tuesday 2023: It takes longer to recover from cancer than to be treated for it
“Help us learn much more about the lives of young adults dealing with cancer, their challenges, successes, wins and losses, and how we can better help them live a life worth loving. For the long haul.”
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July 12, 2023Cancer doesn’t know age, so advocate
“Stand up, be assertive, don’t take no for an answer, and keep asking the questions until you get the answer that satisfies the symptoms.”
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March 09, 2023Cancer, get out of my head!
Michalea writes about how therapy helped her cope with her mental health after she thought she was done with cancer. “Cancer, unlike a fire, does not merely disappear once extinguished.”
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March 02, 2023Listen to your heart
“I didn’t know I had had two surgeries, a round of dialysis, and organs removed. I didn’t know that I was bleeding profusely from a bowel resection that didn’t hold, and I didn’t know that five days had passed. I didn’t know I had cancer.”
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February 16, 2023Considering the privilege of going grey
“I had never considered what going grey could mean until the opportunity to do so was so narrowly almost taken away from me.”
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February 10, 2023Scars fade on their own time
“I wanted to protect my skin but also protect myself from having to discuss why I had such a noticeable scar. It was easier for me to pretend the scar wasn’t there and that I hadn’t ever had cancer.”
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