“I’m Still Beautiful: A Concert/Fashion Show Event to Benefit Young Adults with Cancer” featuring local rock bands and fashion designers. The event includes a fashion show in which cancer survivors model looks by local designers. The event takes place at Mercy Lounge in October (2009 date TBA).
All proceeds raised will be donated to “I’m Too Young For This”, a global organization solely created to provide resources and support to cancer survivors aged late teens through thirties, particularly through the use of music and the arts. For more information visit www.ImStillBeautiful.com or www.ImTooYoungForThis.org.
Nearly 70,000 Americans between 15-40 are diagnosed with cancer each year and 10,000 will not survive, numbers 7x greater than those in pediatrics. Unlike every other age group, there has been no improvement in the 5-year survival of young adults since 1976.º This is not OK. Young adults also face unique issues that are not currently being met by the current continuum of care including fertility, isolation, insurance, dating/sexuality, financial assistance, education, employment and age-appropriate peer support such as social networking, both off and online. The last 30 years of cancer 'progress' have failed the next generation of survivors so there is no reason to think the next 30 will be any different unless change happens now.
Remission is not a cure, survivorship is all the rage and there's more to 'cure' than just research. Are you in? It's time. It's our time.
It's about time.
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