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Critical Mass: The Young Adult Cancer Alliance

Each year 70K Americans 15–39 years old are diagnosed with cancer but we have no medical “home” and providers must make treatment decisions using data, facilities, and practices that are designed for young children or older adults. Our cancer is different. This is our story.

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Critical Mass in Critical Mass: The Young Adult Cancer Alliance

Oct 25, 2016

It’s official! Critical Mass is in DC

by Interim CEO Dr. Stuart Siegel

It’s official! We are in Washington, DC. As many of you remember, last year we announced in 2015 that our focus was pivoting in an effort to enhance advocacy operations and strengthen communications with…

Critical Mass in Critical Mass: The Young Adult Cancer Alliance

Apr 8, 2016

A Day In The Life of An AYA Nurse

By Kristen Stegenga, Oncology Nurse

Being a nurse who cares for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) is one of those things I think you are destined to do. You either really love it or you don’t. AYAs aren’t like everyone…

Critical Mass in Critical Mass: The Young Adult Cancer Alliance

Apr 7, 2016

AYA Oncology in Two Acts

By Dr. Anna Franklin, Physician

Critical Mass in Critical Mass: The Young Adult Cancer Alliance

Apr 6, 2016

Confessions of a Wallflower

By Dr. Mark Lewis, Researcher

My name is Mark Lewis and I have a confession to make: I arrived late to the party of adolescent/young adult (AYA) oncology, bashfully and in disguise.

I am an adult…

Critical Mass in Critical Mass: The Young Adult Cancer Alliance

Apr 3, 2016

My Cancer Card

by Kate Y Houghton, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Survivor

I work in politics; specifically, I’m in the business of elections. I get to see the pretty and the not-so-pretty of our political process. Like when an opponent accuses our African-American…

Critical Mass in Critical Mass: The Young Adult Cancer Alliance

Oct 18, 2016

Top Five AYA Takeaways from the VP’s Moonshot Report

by Kate Y Houghton, Co-Chair, Critical Mass Transition Task Force

Exciting news coming out of the The White House yesterday! Vice President Biden and Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden delivered the Cancer Moonshot Task…