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Links

This section provides links to a wide variety of sites that young adult cancer survivors, supporters or those simply looking for information relating to young adult cancer may find helpful or interesting.

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Cancer Blogs

Alicia’s Story: Alicia Parlette was diagnosed with cancer at 23 years old. This site tells her story in a continuing series.

i like the radiation: “A cancer journal. without the puke.” Heather’s experience with Hodgkin’s Disease.

Mom’s Cancer:: Mom’s Cancer is the true tale of one mother’s battle with metastatic lung cancer. The story focuses on how a serious illness affects patient and family, both practically and emotionally.

Obsessed with Life:: Rachel is a 24 year old artist, writer, inspirational speaker, traveler, full-time student, wife-to-be and a 3-time survivor of Askin’s tumor of the spinal cord.

The Cancer Blog:: Covering cancer diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

This is Reality:: Based on a female patients experience with Hodgkin’s Disease.

life emerging:: Michael Lepage’s experiences with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Team April’s Breast Cancer Cancer doesn’t play. You must put on your game face. Call in the troops. Use every weapon in your arsenal, and take no prisoners, because your survival depends on your ability to fight for your life, and your belief that it’s worth fighting for.

Communities

Hope & Cope: Hope & Cope helps people cope with cancer. Guided by professional staff, cancer-experienced volunteers provide psychosocial support and practical resources that help patients regain a sense of control and well-being, reduce isolation and restore hope. Easily accessible and open to all, Hope & Cope is funded by the community and is located at the Jewish General Hospital’s Segal Cancer Centre and the JGH Hope & Cope Wellness Centre in Montreal, Qc.

CanSupport/Faire Face: Cedars CanSupport was founded in 1988 with the mission to provide cancer patients and their families with practical, educational, emotional and humanitarian support.Our team of professional staff and trained volunteers, many of whom are cancer survivors, are here for you at each step along your cancer journey. Our programs and services are free-of-charge and easily accessible through our Resource Centres at the Royal Victoria and Montreal General Hospitals.

Callanish Society: is a small, grassroots non-profit organization in Vancouver, BC dedicated to improving the emotional and spiritual health of our communities by assisting families with cancer, and their health care providers, to explore illness and/or death openly and consciously. Weeklong retreats and ongoing support programs are offered by a team of health care professionals and volunteers who believe that communities can develop resilience in the face of illness and healing, loss and death, by coming together in a process of authentic dialogue and in an in-depth exploration of what it means to heal emotionally and spiritually while living with, or dying from, cancer.

Cancer View Canada: connects Canadians to online services, information and resources for cancer control. It is an ever-evolving portal that brings together resources for cancer prevention, screening, treatment, and supportive, palliative and end-of-life care; specifically it includes a database of support services and clinical trials, among other resources.

Thry’vors: Home of the Canadian Thyroid Cancer Support Group (Thry’vors) Inc. Whether you have just been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, have been living with it for years, or are a family member or friend of someone with the disease, this site will be helpful.

Caring Voices: Caring Voices is an online community for cancer survivors. You can use this site to access current resources, learn about upcoming survivorship events, take part in chats and discussions and meet other survivors just like you.

Alli’s Journey: Alli’s Journey is a non-profit organization which raises funds for a network of support groups that provide critical care, counseling & assistance to young adults coping with cancer.

American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network: A website with tons of info, articles and profiles of patients of all ages.

Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia: Great Forums for those dealing with Breast Cancer.

Breast Cancer Now What? : A website developed by young women with breast cancer, for young women with breast cancer, in hopes that it will provide information, inspiration, hope, and a sense of community.

Cancer Network: The purpose of this network is to get the message out to the public about cancer in young adults.

Cancer Wise: A monthly online magazine which features articles and interviews about all kinds of Cancer.

Chemo Chicks: Articles, humour and community targeted at women.

ChildCan: A support group focused on making the burden of childhood cancer a little less painful for families in order to make the treatment process easier.

Daniel McLellan Memorial Fund : A memorial fund designed to make a difference in the lives of children battling leukemia.

Don’t Be A Schmuck: A testicular cancer awareness site.

Gilda’s Club: An emotional and social support community for people living with cancer. Non-profit clubs exist throughout North America.

i[2]y - ImTooYoungForThis: A site that is dedicated to connecting adolescents and young adults with cancer with trusted and credible cancer survivorship information, human resources and psychosocial support services.

Imerman Angels: A not-for-profit organization that provides One-on-One Cancer Support: Connecting Cancer Fighters, Survivors and Caregivers.

Inspire Health: InspireHealth is a not-for-profit society in British Columbia that provides an integrated cancer care program for people with cancer and their families.

LIVESTRONG: Advice, stories and articles for Cancer survivors.

Lung Cancer Life Center: A forum for individuals dealing with lung cancer.

My Parents Cancer: An Australian website with articles, profiles, and information for supporters of Breast Cancer.

Planet Cancer: Tips, humor and a great forum.

Prepare To Live: A non-profit, charitable organization founded and managed by cancer survivors dedicated to using the power of the web and film to build a Young Adult cancer community.

Revive: Revive is a website for young adults (18-35) living with leukemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders. It is a portal to access information and contacts, share stories and network.

riprap: A British website with articles, profiles, and support information for teens whose parents have Cancer.

Team Shan: Team Shan was named for Shanna (Shan) Larsen who was only 24 when she lost her life to breast cancer.  Team Shan is committed to raising awareness about breast cancer and young women.

Teens Living With Cancer: A website with info, articles and a forum for both patients and supporters.

The Angels Anonymous Connection: A Canadian registered charity focused on fulfilling the dreams of terminally ill adults.

The Canadian Testicular Cancer Association: A community-based organization dedicated to bring awareness and educating to the public about Testicular Cancer.

The Life Linkage Network: An online social networking tool that connects all areas of the cancer community.

The Stupid Cancer Show!: Listen to I’m Too Young For This’s Stupid Cancer Show - Finally giving a voice to young adults affected by cancer.

The Weathervane Foundation: The Weathervane Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit corporation based in Texas that is committed to aiding the support and funding of breast cancer research.

Vital Options: Vital Options: Support For Young Adults With Cancer, a resource for this special patient population.

Young (Cancer) Spouses: A site with information to help spouses deal with cancer.

Young Adult Cancer Network: A support group from Vancouver, BC for young adults facing a cancer challenge.

Young Adults Conquering Cancer : A young adult peer to peer support group in Abbotsford, BC.

Chasing Rainbows: Young Adults Living With Cancer This upbeat documentary film “Chasing Rainbows - Young Adults Living With Cancer”, is a dynamic, intimate portrayal of six young people who are “living life while fighting for it.”

Life With Cancer: Can help you meet the challenges of living with cancer by providing you and your loved ones with education, information and support, free of charge, no matter where you live or receive treatment. Explore the many ways that Life with Cancer can make your day-to-day life easier and help you connect with a community of people who face many of the same challenges you do.

Conferences/Retreats

Camp Mak-A-Dream: Camp Mak-A-Dream is a medically-supervised, cost free experience for children and young adults with cancer and are a blend of education and recreation.

First Descents: First Descents is a free, seven-day kayak camp for young adults with cancer.

Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto’s Camp in the City: Camp in the City is Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto’s first ever day program for children and teens touched by cancer.

Skills for Healing Weekend Retreat: A combination of teaching presentations and practical exercises to help you feel able to view these changes with less anxiety and to approach your challenges in a more positive way.

Survive & Thrive Adventures Inc.: A Canadian organization whose mission is to help young adult survivors of severe illness or injury identify, process and apply life lessons through adventure activities.

Defy Adventures: In October 2009, 12 young adult adult cancer survivors from across North America will converge in Lima, Peru to embark on an incredible journey.

Medical/Technical Information

Blood & Marrow Transplant Resources: A portal for information, resources & encouragement for those having or considering a bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant.

Canadian Blood Services: Information on donating blood products.

Cancer Surveillance On-Line: This website provides the most current cancer statistics in Canada.

CancerBACUP: Europe’s leading Cancer information service.

Chemo Care: The latest chemo information for cancer patients and their families, caregivers and friends.

Current Oncology: A site featuring oncology articles and information.

Fertile Future: Provides fertility preservation information and support services to Canadian cancer patients and their families who are facing fertility-risking medical treatment, as well as oncology professionals.

Fertile HOPE: Information for cancer patients faced with infertility.

MyOncofertility.org: Contains expert videos and survivors stories and informs patients about the potential effect of cancer treatments on their fertility and their options to preserve it.

OneMatch Stem Cell & Marrow Network: Information on becomming a bone marrow donor.

Online Cancer Guide: Designed to be a valuable tool for patients and members of the public who are seeking dependable information related to cancer, treatments and services.

Steve Dunn’s Cancer Guide: A comprehensive guide to cancer.

Survivorship Guidelines - CureSearch : Long-term follow-up guidelines for survivors of childhood, adolescent and young adult cancers.

Canadian Virtual Hospice: The Canadian Virtual Hospice provides support and personalized information about palliative and end-of-life care to patients, family members, health care providers, researchers and educators.

McGill AYA Oncology Program: a program for patients 18-39 years of age; providing access to necessary health-care professionals and services to meet their unique needs. Patients are from Montreal and surrounding regions of Quebec.