Young Adult Cancer Canada, 18 Argyle Street, Suite 201, St. John's, NL, A1A 1V3
Email [email protected] | Phone 709.579.7325 | Fax 709.579.7326 | Toll-free 1.877.571.7325
Access to YACC’s supportive community has never been more important as young adults are facing diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, isolation, and uncertainty in an more isolated and uncertain society. So, we’re grabbing our wheels and hitting the asphalt to help them connect with a peer community that “gets it.”
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Cancer treatment has risks of fertility issues, yet just half of YAs with cancer discuss preservation. Knowing fertility risk and making informed decisions may help YAs after cancer.
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“Physical distancing has proven to affect YACC’s face-to-face programs in a real way. After conversations with our partners at CancerCare Manitoba (CCMB) and CancerCare Manitoba Foundation (CCMF), we sadly had to come to the conclusion that the Survivor Conference that had been postponed to October 1-5, 2020 will now have to be cancelled.”
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As we wait out the pandemic, we will support, connect, and inspire because even though it’s not how we did it last year, every cancer, every stage, we’ve got your back.
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Congratulations to BlueSky Communications for receiving the IABC/Toronto Award for Excellence!
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The YAC Prime Study found that only half of patients discussed fertility with their medical team, and only 13 per cent went through any type of fertility preserving procedure.
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YACC’s board and committee members don’t just donate hours and hours of their expertise and time, they are all in.
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Brittany takes a minute to thank some of the incredible volunteers who hold events in support of YACC each year.
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We are PUMPED to open registration for another brand new program — Survivor Conference 2020: Virtual from May 22-24!
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Our YACCtivist program was reenergized this past August and with it came 16 incredible humans. People who show up every. single. time.
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