I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation :: The Voice Of Young Adults

i[2]y Leadership Boot Camps are regional leadership training seminars often developed through direct partnerships with local and regional cancer centers. Events are usually held at either a lecture halls at these institutions or those at local universities.

Topics are specifically targeted to the young adult survivor, co-survivor or healthcare provider in their late teens, 20s and 30s and include:

Progress/Gaps in Young Adult Biology
Clinical Trials in Young Adults
Social Media & Health Technology Advocacy
Employment, Legal and Disability Rights
Navigating Health Insurance
Fertility, Relationships & Sexuality
Grassroots Activism & Legislation

Boot Camps are often cross promoted with local chapters of The American Cancer Society, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Gilda's Club, The Wellness Community and other national organizations with franchised affiliates.

If you are interested in organizing an i[2]y Leadership Boot Camp at your local or regional cancer center, please contact us.

Feeling isolated? The channels below will connect you with hundreds of age-appropriate resources and open the door to socially network with countless thousands of young adult survivors and caregivers.

young adult support

general cancer support

scholarships & financial aid

excursions & retreats

forums & chat rooms

social networking

young adult blogosphere

coping literature

books, mags, films and media

advocacy tools

cancer creative

HEY NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS AND PROVIDERS!

i[2]y literature and promotional materials currently provide inpatient support to AYA patients at 600+ cancer centers around the world. Are we at your clinic yet? If not, please ask us to ship you our gear!