15-40 Connection - About

"You deserve to celebrate all of your birthdays during your life journey...Be proactive about your own health and schedule your check-up now!"

Nancy Coghlin

Resources

Cancer Support:
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Seeing a doctor regularly can help catch cancer early when it is most treatable, but the next steps can be confusing. Dr. Silver, a doctor at Harvard, gives advice on the 10 things you should do after a cancer diagnosis.

 

 

Imerman Angels provides one-on-one cancer support by partnering a person fighting cancer with someone who has beaten the same type of cancer.
Link to: Imerman Angels

Cancer Care:
Find a National Cancer Center Institute designated cancer center in your area. Link to: The National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers list

Link to: Questions to ask about your diagnosis, test, prescription

What is Cancer?
View a short 3D, animated video explanation of what cancer is.
Link to:
What is Cancer?

No Health Insurance?
Federally-funded health centers care for you, even if you have no health insurance. Find one near you.

Did you recently lose a job that provided health insurance? You may have options - learn more.

Want to learn more about the "shocking gap" in survival rates? 
Read the Executve Summary of the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Progress Review Group.

 

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