Community Stories
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World 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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Retreat 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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Downtown Toronto energized Joseph after lung cancer
Joseph Neale says the energy of downtown Toronto helped him recover after his lung cancer diagnosis.
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Survivor Profiles
Supporter Profiles
Geoff's Blog
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Geoff’s Blog: YACC 25
We have beautiful plans for 2025 and can’t wait to share them with you.
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Kicking off 2024-25!
Executive director Geoff Eaton checks in on the first day of our “new year” to give a tiny sneak peek at what’s coming up over the next 12 months.
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Giving 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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YACCtivists
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Cancer 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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Cancer, 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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Listen 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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YACC Private Facebook Group
Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC) monitors a private Facebook group for over 1,000 young adults dealing with cancer in Canada. The group’s members share their trials and triumphs, as well as a few jokes now and then!
