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What’s the Deal with Chemo (Brain) Drain?
Chemobrain is a term often used to describe cognitive changes due to cancer treatment that significantly interfere with an individual’s quality of life. Summit speaker Natalie Kelly, PhD helps us understand more.
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Living Young and Metastatic: How to Live Like You’re Dying (When You Are)
I’ll never be able to eat a chocolate croissant and sip espresso while I sit and look out at the Eiffel Tower. But I’ve been able to start carving pieces out of a bucket list from home, surrounded by family.
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Survivorship: First Step, Defeat
How are you supposed to feel after months of breast cancer treatment and surgery? Defeat may be the first feeling I had, but determination will get me through what “survivorship” looks like for me.
read moreLife After Diagnosis
What’s the Deal with Chemo (Brain) Drain?
Chemobrain is a term often used to describe cognitive changes due to cancer treatment that significantly interfere with an individual’s quality of life. Summit speaker Natalie Kelly, PhD helps us understand more.
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Survivorship: First Step, Defeat
How are you supposed to feel after months of breast cancer treatment and surgery? Defeat may be the first feeling I had, but determination will get me through what “survivorship” looks like for me.
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Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Holiday Survival Guide
If you are a newly diagnosed survivor or metathriver, the holidays may be making you blue. Here are five things you can do to help you enjoy the season!
read moreLiving with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Living Young and Metastatic: How to Live Like You’re Dying (When You Are)
I’ll never be able to eat a chocolate croissant and sip espresso while I sit and look out at the Eiffel Tower. But I’ve been able to start carving pieces out of a bucket list from home, surrounded by family.
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Palliative Care 101: How is It Different From Hospice?
You deserve to live well during breast cancer treatment. A common misconception is that palliative care is meant for end of life only. It’s different than hospice, though they both focus on quality of life for patients and their families.
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Living Young and Metastatic: The Worst Moments of My Life
I could not know what was to come for that woman sitting in the oncologist’s office nearly two years ago. I don’t know what the future holds. And I often wonder when the next worst day will be.
read moreWhat’s your story?
Everyone’s experience with breast cancer is unique – sharing your story is a powerful way to speak your truth, and help others.
Life as a Co-Survivor
Caregivers and Financial Toxicity
When it comes to the business of relationships, talking about finances can be hard for everyone. It’s even harder for those who are coping with a cancer diagnosis and trying to manage their financial situation.
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How to Show Up When Your Friend Has Breast Cancer
To all the friends of a cancer fighter: It can be really scary to have a friend that is suffering. You may not know what to say. But, please don’t walk away.
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Fearless and Fierce: How I Stay Resilient
It’s been about two years since my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer for her second time. When asked how I’m able to stay resilient in the face of fear, a few thoughts come to mind.
read moreHealth & Wellness
Cancer’s Not in Charge: Maintaining Emotional Health after Cancer
As a mom of three young children, being diagnosed with breast cancer at 33 disrupted everything that encompassed my normal way of living. But thankfulness helps me focus on what’s most important.
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Questions Left Unanswered: Oral Care and Cancer
When navigating your breast cancer treatment, there are often questions about dental care for oncology patients. We spoke to American Cancer Society Fellow Dr. Ronald Koslowski for answers.
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Now, and Forever
I find it unfair that the world only recognizes us as survivors upon completion of a treatment plan. We are survivors from the time we first hear the words “you have cancer”. I celebrate your status, from beginning to forever!
read moreBe your own health advocate
Take control of your health and be a strong advocate for young women everywhere.
Advocacy
Elevating Narratives of Women of Color Affected by Breast Cancer
Women of color are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than their white counterparts. Despite that fact, they make up only 6% of clinical trials for breast cancer treatments.
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From Breast Cancer at 25 to PhD
At just 25 years old, Shante’s medical team assured her the lump she found was unlikely to be cancer. Eventually diagnosed with ER+ breast cancer, she’s been advocating for herself ever since.
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Cancer and Careers: Can’t Stop the Hustle
The decision to work during breast cancer treatment is personal and complicated. As the CEO of your life, you have the right to fearlessly, and strategically pursue your dreams upon conquering this battle.
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Teaming up on the Field to Strike out Cancer
Over the last eight years, the spirit of teamwork created by the Congressional Women’s Softball Game has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to support young adults with breast cancer.
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15 Years, Thousands of Miles, One Mission
Fifteen years ago, Lisa Frank co-founded a fundraising bike ride called YSC Tour de Pink. To celebrate the 15th anniversary, we sat down with Lisa and Jill Frey, two best friends who met at the first YSC meeting in 1998.
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25 Easy and Fun Fundraising Tips
Read for a whole bunch of tried and true fundraising ideas.
read moreFind out how you can make a difference
There are so many ways to make an impact and support young women with breast cancer.
YSC Buzz
2019 Wrapped – A Year in Review on the YSC Blog
As the year and the decade come to a close, we’re celebrating another stellar year of writing on the YSC Blog with your top 10 favorite blog posts of 2019.
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A Strategic Alliance: From Strong to Stronger
Announcing a strategic alliance between Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research and Young Survival Coalition (YSC). Two organizations going from strong to stronger.
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YSC Virtual Symposium: Now for Something a Little Different
Join us for YSC’s first-ever Virtual Symposium! Put on your comfy clothes as we host a week of online sessions focused on your unique needs as a young adult with breast cancer or as a co-survivor.
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