The YSC Blog
What You Need to Know About a Non-hormonal Birth Control Option and Advocating for Your Sexual Health During and After Breast Cancer Treatment
Young adults impacted by breast cancer often do not want to bring up sex during their doctors’ appointments. Once we’re diagnosed with cancer, we feel like we should just be thankful to be alive.
How to Summit When You are Ballin’ on a Budget
The 2023 YSC Summit is next month. You want to attend, but it’s not in your budget. Check out a few of our suggestions on ways to make your YSC Summit experience more affordable!
TDP Wrap Up Celebration
Wrap Up Celebration Email At the YSC Tour de Pink Memorial Ride Lisa J. Frank Memorial Ride this year, our celebration time got cut short by foul weather. We hunkered down, played a lot of cornhole, and made the best of a rainy situation. Now let’s celebrate all of...
10 Unique Gift Ideas for Those in Breast Cancer Treatment
“How can I support you?” “What do you need?” “What can I do to help?” Are you on the receiving end of these questions but not so sure of how to answer them? Trust us, we understand. With the holidays fast approaching, these questions can come up a lot. Dealing with...
Just for Co-Survivors: Stuffing Down Every Feeling
Just for Co-Survivors: Stuffing Down Every Feeling By Sarah, Co-Survivor Procrastination. This is one of the things I excel at. I have been putting off the task of writing this entry for a few weeks now. It isn’t because I don’t want to write it. It’s because I...
Join Us for the 2022 YSC Tour de Pink Lisa J. Frank Memorial Ride
Join Us for the 2022 YSC Tour de Pink Lisa J. Frank Memorial Ride By Cathy Johnson My name is Cathy Johnson. I am a 12-time rider of the YSC Tour de Pink Lisa J. Frank Memorial Ride (TdP). I am also a passionate, serious cyclist who has ridden in many amazing...
Just For Co-Survivors: When Breast Cancer Comes For The One You Love
Just For Co-Survivors: When Breast Cancer Comes For The One You Love By Travis Lindley At 28 years old, I stood there in a dark room, watching as my wife had her breast examined by an ultrasound technician. I saw the look on his face when he found what we all...
Patient Advocate in Chief – YSC at the White House
On February 2, 2022, YSC CEO Jennifer Merschdorf was invited to represent the young breast cancer community for President Biden’s announcement that his Cancer Moonshot project would move into a new phase. Jennifer shares below what it was like as someone diagnosed at...
How I Handle Holidays After Breast Cancer
How I Handle Holidays After Breast Cancer By Jamelle Singleton The holiday season is among us again! This time of year is filled with food, fun and family. But for young breast cancer survivors and co-survivors, the holidays can be quite different ,especially...
Breast Cancer’s Best Kept Secret – How Understanding Your Risk of Lymphedema May Be the Key to Reducing it
Breast Cancer’s Best Kept Secret - How Understanding Your Risk of Lymphedema May Be the Key to Reducing it “I had never heard of lymphedema until they told me I had it.” “My doctor told me I would either get it or I wouldn’t but not much else.” “They said I...
Where Are We Now? The Latest on COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters and Extra Doses
Where Are We Now? The Latest on COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters and Extra Doses With the newest regulations on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots and additional doses for immunocompromised individuals, we wanted to follow up on the most important questions for breast cancer...
What a Young Breast Cancer Survivor Wants You to Know About Breast Cancer Awareness Month
What a Young Breast Cancer Survivor Wants You to Know About Breast Cancer Awareness Month I was diagnosed with stage II invasive ductal carcinoma in December 2020 at age 33. After a bilateral mastectomy and 4 rounds of chemotherapy, I am now on hormone suppression for...
Young Survival Coalition Welcomes Megan R. Whitman to Lead Philanthropy
Meet Megan: YSC’s New Director of Philanthropy Young Survival Coalition (YSC) is excited to announce the addition of Megan R. Whitman as the organization’s new Director of Philanthropy. Megan brings two decades of philanthropic and fundraising experience to YSC. She...
Five Simple Yoga Stretches to Regain Mobility After Your Mastectomy
What if you could begin to regain your range of motion in just five minutes a day? Have you been cleared by your doctor to begin gentle movement but not sure where to begin? Try these 5 simple stretches every day to get started.
