Showing posts with label canada cancer. Show all posts
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Friday, 10 May 2013

Young Adult Cancer: We Get It; It's Different!

MBH team with YACC founder Geoff Eaton &
Edmonton supporter Dan.
Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC)'s message couldn't be louder or clearer: "We get it; cancer is different for young adults." Even though the big C hurts at any age, young adults suffer longer as they deal with the interruption of their formative years and being "different" early in life: building an education, career, and family is interrupted. A survivor young adult will live longer years in hardship, often times before building a career. An MBH team of educators and social media representatives attended a teleconference at the Cross Cancer Foundation in Edmonton by YACC's founder, Geoff Eaton, and we were inspired and amazed.