Published June 10, 2009 @ 01:37PM PT

Don’t know what to give your dad for father’s day?  Want to help the environment this season by swearing off plastic water bottles? Or simply need a new pair of sandals for the summer? Shop for great father's day gifts, apparel and other hot items at a great price AND you will also be benefiting young adult cancer survivors. How? Shop at http://www.shoebuy.com/ccc and receive 15% off of all items + FREE SHIPPING AND $10 of every purchase through this link will be donated to CCC's college scholarship program for young adult cancer survivors. (http://www.cccscholarships.org) OR... Shop at http://www.cafepress.com/cccscholarships for some AMAZING apparel, SIGG water bottles, Father's Day Gifts and More.  The sales price of every item (minus the base price) will g... Read More

Published May 27, 2009 @ 04:03PM PT

Founder Carolyn Rubenstein was featured this week in ”Make Under My Life”. This week’s DESIGN YOUR LIFE featured person is an intentional powerhouse. Carolyn founder of Care Commit Change (or CCC) and author of Perseverance started following her passion at the tender age of 14(!!) by starting a program pairing children with cancer with non-cancer pen pals. As she grew up, so did her non-profit. After graudating from Duke in 2007 and while currently attending Harvard for a PhD in Clinical Psychology (!!), CCC has begun to address the growing need for cancer survivor college scholarships. Click here for the full article. Read More

Published May 11, 2009 @ 02:50PM PT

The City of Newark, NJ, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure North Jersey recently unveiled a new and expanded Mobile Mammography Van, aptly called “Mammography in Motion.”  According to UMDNJ, “The Mammography in Motion mobile van provides access to screening mammograms, clinical breast exams and educational information for uninsured and underinsured residents in Newark and other northern New Jersey communities.” As I reported earlier, studies have indicated that uninsured women are diagnosed with larger tumors and at later stages than otherwise similar, but insured women. The cause of this later and larger diagnosis may be attributable, in part, to a lack of mammography providers - an indicat... Read More

Published May 04, 2009 @ 12:34PM PT

As many as 70,000 young adults in their 20s and 30s are diagnosed with cancer each year. Doctors are learning that cancer in young adults is sometimes different than cancer in older adults, and young adults with cancer face a different set of challenges than older and younger people with cancer. Q: What are the most common types of cancer that are diagnosed in young adults? A: The ten most common types in the age group (defined here as ages 15 to 40), in order of frequency, are breast cancer, lymphoma (non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin), melanoma, sarcoma, gynecologic cancers of the ovary and cervix, thyroid cancer, testicular cancer, colorectal cancer, leukemia, and brain tumors. These cancers account for 90% of the cancers in this age group. Also, the types of cancer that are most common cha... Read More

Published April 21, 2009 @ 10:21AM PT

Shop Guilt Free when you shop ebay Giving Works for CCC! 100% of the sales price of each item goes directly to a college scholarship for a young adult cancer survivor. Don't miss this opportunity! There are only two days left to shop for original art and jewelry pieces sold direct from well-known artists. To see all of the items for sale benefiting CCC go to http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=26911 (Let Laughter Save the Day Ring--one of the many items for sale benefitting CCC)

Published January 23, 2009 @ 09:43AM PT

CCC's incredible founder, Carolyn Rubenstein is one of the top ten finalists for the NIKE / Lance Armstrong Foundation's Give 100% person of the year. VOTE HERE http://www.livestrong.com/give100/finalist/327-carolyn-rubenstein/ There are SO MANY reasons Carolyn deserves to win this award. She is a selfless, kind and giving young adult who has dedicated her life to helping young adult cancer survivors: 1. At the age of 15 she started a non-profit that gives college scholarships to young adults with cancer so that the cost of treating cancer doesn't take away their chance to go to college 2. She is writing a book chronicling the journeys of children and adolescents growing up with cancer 3. She is earning her PhD at Harvard as a clinical psychologist and spends all of her time (when she... Read More

Published November 25, 2008 @ 09:46AM PT

Michelle’s Law legislation would ensure students don’t have to maintain full-time status as a condition of coverage Source: Cancer Action Network, American Cancer Society If you are a college student diagnosed with cancer, you should have many priorities. Staying on top of your grades, getting to your cancer treatments, fighting nausea and getting better should be your priority, not worrying if you are going to lose your health insurance coverage. Right now, many college students receive their health care coverage through their parents’ family insurance plan. When a major illness comes up like cancer, students risk losing their health insurance coverage if they have to stop attending classes to get better. This fall, full-time college students facing a medical eme... Read More

Published November 18, 2008 @ 12:03PM PT

We just returned from the Young Adult Alliance (YAA) conference hosted by LIVESTRONG Foundation in Austin, TX, what an event! I was humbled and honored to represent one of the 100 different non-profit organizations and foundations, young adult oncology services, research organizations and medical institutions that comprise of the YAA. It was an incredible experience, and a groundbreaking event for the future of young adult oncology. As I write this blog, I can still feel the energy and hope that prevailed throughout the two-day event. The first day began with speeches from prominent AYAO advocates Doug Ulman and Eric Shanteau.  The day continued with intense discussions and resource sharing, and task force breakouts. Even though the issues were serious, there were plenty of lau... Read More