You are not alone.
Cancer Isolates. We Don’t.
We provide community and support to Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) cancer patients from diagnosis through survivorship. We’re here with a promise - you are not alone.
Our vision is a world in which AYA cancer and AYA community go hand in hand. Together, we are strong!
Our Why
It’s Not *Just Cancer* When You’re an AYA.
AYA patients face additional unique challenges due to their age, not just questions about treatment choices due to lack of data, but also questions about fertility, relationships, loss of autonomy, and interruptions in school/work with potentially significant financial and social implications.
89.5K
Adolescent and young adults are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States.
Over half
Of young adult cancer survivors report feeling lonely some of the time, with more than 25% of AYA patients selecting “always” or “nearly always” when asked how often they’ve experience loneliness in the last 30 days.
Did you know,
Although AYA cancer survivors have better social networks, they experience greater loneliness than their non-cancer peers?
In fact, many
AYA cancer patients find navigating interpersonal relationships the most frustrating aspect of survivorship.
