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Adolescent-Young Adult (AYA) Survivor Internet Resources Community Building and General Information: Website Address
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https://cactuscancer.org/
Cactus Cancer Society’s mission is to provide a safe space where young adults facing cancer can connect, cope, and thrive with one another in an online community through creativity and expression.
https://elephantsandtea. com/
Elephants and Tea’s mission is to help adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients, survivors, and caregivers know they are not alone in their fight with cancer. The “Elephant” in the room is cancer. “Tea” is the relief conversation provides. They have the only magazine written for and by the AYA cancer community where they can tell their story in their own words.
https://stupidcancer.org/
Stupid Cancer helps to empower everyone affected by adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer by ending isolation and building community. Cancer survivors can connect with other cancer survivors with the same diagnosis.
https://www.cancer.net/ navigating-cancer-care/ young-adults-and-teenagers
The American Society of Clinical Oncologists has patient information on AYA survivorship.
https://www.nccn.org/ patients/guidelines/content/ PDF/aya-patient.pdf https://www.youngsurvival. org/
National Comprehensive Cancer Network has a guideline for adolescents and young adults with cancer.
Young Survival Coalition is a group focused on facing breast cancer in young adults together. They have local chapter meetings in Portland. Continued
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