Young Adult Cancer Canada

YACC research revealed that over 8,300 young adults were diagnosed in Canada each year, that their survival rates were virtually unchanged since the 1970s, and–most importantly–there were no readily-available and relevant support programs to help young adults with cancer deal with the very unique issues they face. Life is different in your teens, 20s and 30s; it just makes sense it’s different with cancer, too. Young adults with cancer need and deserve an organization wholly focused on providing customized support programs to help them deal with their cancer experience. Given there was not one organization in Canada with this as its focus the vision was obvious: YACC had to be that national cancer organization providing resources for young adults looking for inspiration, information and support.

Today, YACC is focused on the promotion and evolution of programs like the online community, YACC Chats, YACC Chats: Series, Writing It Out, Localife, YACC Live, Survivor Conference, and more. YACC is currently based in St. John’s, NL, with team members across the country!