Partners on a Mission: Serving Young Breast Cancer Survivors
YSC is celebrating 20 years of serving young breast cancer survivors and we couldn’t do it without our partners.
Celebrating Together As a United Community
YSC celebrates 20 years with 10 community celebration events across U.S and we want you there.
October is for Advocacy
Take action for breast cancer awareness month.
Healthcare is a Human Right
A message from YSC’s CEO.
3 Things I Love About the New YSC website!
New year, new website! Our CEO, Jennifer Merschdorf shares exciting news and her favorite things about our new YSC website. Check it out!
Nine Reasons To Turn Breast Cancer Awareness Into Action
I think it’s pretty safe to say we’re all aware that tomorrow marks the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You’re probably reading this wondering what YSC has in store this year as we take the stage and raise our voices to the world on behalf of all young...
It’s National Women’s Health Week!
As a woman who runs an organization focused on supporting women, I am psyched that this week is National Women’s Health Week. Did you know that today marks the start of an entire week to focus on woman’s health? How cool is that? Translation: it’s never too early to...Today is My Five-Year Anniversary as the CEO of YSC!!
The past five years have gone so fast, and it is hard to believe how much has happened since I joined YSC as CEO. When Lisa Frank and Anna Cluxton called and offered me the job in spring 2011, I was nine months out from my breast cancer diagnosis, two months into...YSC is creating the Next Generation of Young, Educated Breast Cancer Advocates
This is big news….. YSC has just selected 10 exceptional women who will become the next generation of breast cancer advocates in the United States. Everyone knows that YSC has been the voice for young women affected by breast cancer since its...
Ready for a Moonshot to End Cancer
It is not every day that the President of the United States says he wants to end cancer once and for all. And it is certainly not every day that the President talks about ending cancer at a State of the Union address. But it actually happened this week, and the...
YSC Board of Directors Welcomes 2 New Members in 2016!
I am pleased to announce that as of January 1, 2016, YSC has two new exceptional Board Members: Pablo Colon and Shauna Martin. These incredible individuals come to the YSC Board of Directors with their own stories about breast cancer, and both are committed to helping...American Cancer Society Changes Screening Guidelines: What Does this Mean for Young Women?
Today, the American Cancer Society (ACS) revised its guidelines on screening mammography and clinical breast exams (CBEs) in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). These new guidelines state that, in women of average breast cancer risk, annual...
Changing the Face of Breast Cancer Advocacy
When I joined the breast cancer community at age 36, I had no idea my diagnosis would take me into the world of advocacy and science around the disease that was trying to kill me. As I transitioned into my professional role as YSC’s third Chief Executive Officer, I...
