Get Busy Living
Stupid Cancer, a 501(C)(3) nonprofit, is the leader in building the adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer community, ending isolation, and making cancer suck less. With your support, we can help members of our AYA community from across the country to ‘Get Busy Living.’
Welcome to the club you didn’t ask to join. We're here to make it all suck a little less
and help you get busy living.
Learn About Our Mission & Work
Our Programs
Stupid Cancer’s Resources
We address Life-Stage Needs with targeted discussions and 24/7 access to curated, on-demand resources.
Facing Off With Toxic Positivity
A cancer diagnosis brings up lots of complicated emotions, and you have the right to experience the full spectrum of feelings. But we all have loved ones who show up with an abundance of positivity. Sometimes their brand of support is helpful, and sometimes it is… just too much. This presentation will share some tools to help you honor your honest experience, communicate what you really need from others, and deal with toxic positivity.
How Psychiatry Can Help You Cope
Sometimes meditation or counseling just aren’t enough for the mental health toolkit for an AYA. Psychiatric care can help you manage normal human responses to extraordinary circumstances…like navigating a cancer diagnosis as an adolescent or young adult. Learn about what psychiatric medications can – and can’t – do, how a psychiatrist can act as an advocate, and ways that brief therapy interventions can make transitions in care less disruptive.
Discussion Series: Cancer, Sex, and Intimacy, Conversations about Cancer, Sex, and Intimacy Among LGBTQ+ Folks and Allies
It’s an intimate thing to talk about intimacy, sex, and cancer. Join our Community Dialogue intended for LGBTQ+ folks and allies to engage in safe and supportive conversations about the ways cancer impacts sex and intimacy, while building comfort with self-advocacy.
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