Resource Navigation
Learn more about how CancerCare Resource Navigation can help you address barriers to care.
Support Groups
Connect with others in our free support groups led by oncology social workers.
Live
- Connecting With Caregivers: Young Adult Support Group (New York, Video)
- Living Beyond Cancer: Young Adult Post-Treatment Survivorship Support Group (New York, Video)
- Living With Cancer: Young Adult Patient Support Group (New York, Video)
- Living With Loss: Young Adult Loss of a Parent Support Group (New York, Video)
Online
Connect Education Workshops
Listen in by telephone or online as leading experts in oncology provide up-to-date information about cancer-related issues in one-hour workshops. Podcasts are also available.
Podcasts
Young Adults
- Cancer in the Workplace, Health Insurance, Finances and Returning to School, Dec 13, 2024
- Challenges Young Adults with Cancer Face: Coping Tips, Dec 6, 2024
- Update on Follicular Lymphoma, Apr 3, 2024
Publications
Read or order our free Connect booklets and fact sheets offering easy-to-read information about the latest cancer treatments, managing side effects and coping with cancer.
For Any Cancer Diagnosis
- A Helping Hand: The 2025 Resource Guide for People With Cancer
- Coping With Cancer as a Young Adult
- Coping With Cancer as a Young Adult
- Coping With the Loss of a Parent With Cancer as a Young Adult
- Counseling to Better Cope With a Cancer Diagnosis
Financial Assistance
Limited assistance from CancerCare is available to help with cancer-related costs.
Ask CancerCare
Every month, featured experts answer your questions about coping with cancer including specific answers to questions asked by caregivers.
For Any Cancer Diagnosis
- Q.
My 24-year-old son was recently diagnosed with cancer and I think it would be a good idea for him to join a support group. How do I convince him?
- Q.
I am 28 years old and it seems like I'm the only one my age with cancer. Is there anyone else like me out there?
- Q.
Are there programs that can help me feel better about myself? I'm 29, recently finished chemo and radiation and am feeling blah. Anything I can join?
- Q.
I am 19 and my mother was diagnosed with cancer over a year ago. She has had an operation and been through chemotherapy treatment and is technically 'cancer free' now, however we have been told she has a very slim chance of living past 5 years. My mother has completely changed, and I don't know how to talk to her as she seems like a completely different person since chemo. Is this normal?
- Q.
I'm looking for books to read that would be geared for young adults trying to cope with cancer.
For Breast Cancer
- Q.
I'm 32, and am in treatment for early stage breast cancer. I feel like I'm burdening my friends and husband with my anxiety, but I also need to talk. I'm looking for a therapist, but maybe there are other things I can do to help myself? My husband is supportive, but not very emotional.
- Q.
My mother recently passed away from breast cancer, and now I am a 19-year-old teen who is worried that the cancerous genes have been transferred to me. Can you please clarify if they do?
Specialized Programs
CancerCare offers specialized programs to address specific populations and concerns.
Coping Circle Workshops
Virtual educational and supportive workshops led by oncology social workers and qualified co-facilitators. These workshops cover numerous topics and are offered in English and Spanish.
Additional Resources
Organizations
Allyson Whitney Foundation
Alliance for Fertility Preservation
American Cancer Society
Camp Mak-A-Dream
Cancer and Careers
Cancer for College
Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA)
Expect Miracles Foundation
First Descents
Hope For Two: The Pregnant with Cancer Network
LIVESTRONG
Livestrong Fertility
Miracle Flights
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
National Collegiate Cancer Foundation
Next Step
Nikolas Ritschel Foundation
Stupid Cancer
The Dougy Center
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)
The Oncofertility Consortium
The Samfund
Tigerlily Foundation
Ulman Foundation
Verna's Purse
Young Survival Coalition