he Wyoming Comprehensive Cancer Control Consortium (WCCCC) is working to support the state’s young adult cancer survivors by bringing them together in a new group.
“We are looking for young adult cancer survivors to help start a Wyoming chapter of the ‘Stupid Cancer’ organization,” says Jessica Perez, WCCCC outreach coordinator with the Wyoming Department of Health. Stupid Cancer is a national non-profit organization designed to support young adults affected by cancer.
Perez said there were more than 557 young adult (between the ages of 15 and 39) cancer survivors living in Wyoming in 2009.
“Young adults are a largely overlooked and perhaps less understood group in the war on cancer,” she said. “For example, young adult survivors may have concerns that are different than older survivors such as fertility questions; body image; cognitive function; late treatment effects; and issues related to education, employment and insurance.”
To get involved with the new chapter as a survivor or for more information, please contact Perez at jessica.perez@wyo.gov or 307-777-7362.
“We are looking for young adult cancer survivors to help start a Wyoming chapter of the ‘Stupid Cancer’ organization,” says Jessica Perez, WCCCC outreach coordinator with the Wyoming Department of Health. Stupid Cancer is a national non-profit organization designed to support young adults affected by cancer.
Perez said there were more than 557 young adult (between the ages of 15 and 39) cancer survivors living in Wyoming in 2009.
“Young adults are a largely overlooked and perhaps less understood group in the war on cancer,” she said. “For example, young adult survivors may have concerns that are different than older survivors such as fertility questions; body image; cognitive function; late treatment effects; and issues related to education, employment and insurance.”
To get involved with the new chapter as a survivor or for more information, please contact Perez at jessica.perez@wyo.gov or 307-777-7362.
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