Resource Guide

Find cancer resources to learn more about your diagnosis, course of treatment and work-life balance.

Learn more about your diagnosis and treatment options:

13thirty: Provides AYA-specific resources, including diet and fitness
American Cancer Society: Provides helpful answers to many questions about cancer
Cancer101: Helps patients and their support systems take control over a cancer diagnosis, empowering them to make informed decisions
Mission control: Identifies local services across the nation available to young adults affected by cancer
National Cancer Institute: Provides up-to-date information about cancer, treatment options and clinical trials
Sarcoma Alliance: Provides education, guidance and support for those affected by sarcoma
Stupid Cancer: Has excellent information that specifically supports patients age 15-39

Connect with people who understand what it means to be a young or emerging adult with cancer:

Cancer Support Community Los Angeles: Offers free programs and support groups for anyone affected by cancer
First Descents: Offers free, weeklong adventure camps for young adult cancer survivors
Imerman Angels: Facilitates a peer mentor program for people with cancer and their caregivers
Lacuna Loft: Offers online cancer support and resources exclusively for young adults
Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology: Offers a variety of programs to support the whole person and their family
WESPARK Cancer Support Center: Provides free programs and services, which alleviate the physical and emotional side effects of a cancer diagnosis
Young Survival Coalition: Addresses critical issues unique to young women with breast cancer and provides resources, connections and outreach to empower these women

Learn about your options for starting a family after cancer treatment:

Alliance for Fertility Preservation: Helps patients find fertility preservation services in their area and provides education about their choices
A Rhea of Hope: Offers patient education, access to fertility services and treatments through financial assistance, scholarship program and suggestions for men and women about a healthy lifestyle
Fertile Future: Specializes in fertility options ranging from sperm and embryo banking to stem cell storage and genetic counseling
Livestrong Fertility: Offers reproductive health information and support for those undergoing cancer treatments, provides financial assistance and supplies regional or physician-specific fertility resource guides
Save My Fertility: Educates cancer patients about fertility preservation before and during cancer treatment
Take Charge: Educates people whose fertility may be threatened by a disease or treatment about family planning options

Find the help you need to afford fertility preservation:

Heart Beat: Supports patients pursuing fertility preservation services before cancer treatment
Oncofertility Consortium: Has fertility preservation billing resources and template letters that help health care professionals appeal a denial and bill insurers appropriately
Team Maggie: Provides financial assistance to women for fertility preservation
Tinina Q. Cade Foundation: Serves the needs of families battling infertility and provides financial assistance
Verna’s Purse: Provides financial assistance for storage-associated fertility preservation costs

Looking for more information? Please contact Julia Leavitt at [email protected] to let us know!