As more young adults are diagnosed with cancer it will be easier to make our voices heard. And there certainly are more of us. According to the Globe article:
"Rates of certain cancers in adults aged 20 to 44 mysteriously spiked in the two decades prior to 2006, including a 54-per-cent rise in testicular cancer and 156-per-cent increase in thyroid cancers in women, according to a comprehensive report from Cancer Care Ontario and the federal Public Health Agency of Canada."
The good news is that more of us are living longer and well. And we are beginning to get organized. It always seems to me that younger cancer patients are over-represented on the internet. I think it's more that my generation is not only hungry for information and connection but at home in the virtual world.
I for one have been very glad for the community I have found online.
I also blog at Mothers With Cancer and Not Just About Cancer.
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