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WHAT WE DO

The I'm Too Young For This Cancer Foundation builds online and offline support communities nationwide through local events, social media, educational workshops, an international annual conference and a live weekly talk radio program, The Stupid Cancer Show, which airs Mondays at 8pm ET.

Our innovative and award-winning programs and services have been directly crowdsourced straight from our constituency from the ground up to patch cracks and fill in gaps, just like spackle. In the end, we help young adults fight cancer and empower them to get busy living every single day.
 


The Stupid Cancer Show is a multi-award-winning international talk radio webcast that tackles hard hitting issues from politics, health care, civil rights and the environment to social media, entertainment, cancer research and education. Winner of "Most Innovative Use Of Social Media In The World 2011" by the Classy Awards, The Stupid Cancer Show was launched in 2007 and boasts over 200 broadcasts under it's belt with a global aggregate listenership exceeding 1.5M.

Hosted by young adult survivors Lisa Bernhard—acclaimed journalist, former Entertainment Correspondent for FOX News and former Deputy Editor of TV Guide—and i[2]y Founder/CEO Matthew Zachary, this unique program has become an international outlet for causes, issues and topics relevant through the lens of young adult cancer, public health and social welfare.

Tune in live most Mondays at 8pm Eastern or subscribe to the iTunes Podcast.

 


The OMG! Cancer Summit For Young Adults is the premiere oncology conference and social networking event for the young adult cancer movement.  A program of the I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation, the OMG! Cancer Summit, now in it's 5th year, has become a pivotal healthcare event that inspires thousands of survivors, cargivers and providers—along with scores of academic, advocacy, research and support organizations—to get organized, build community and unite as one to drive change.

Past, Current and Future Events:
2012 | 5th Annual Conference Information
2011 | 4th Annual Conference Information
2010 | 3rd Annual Conference Information
2009 | 2nd Annual Conference Information
 


Rolled out in 2010, Stupid Cancer Boot Camps are community-focused educational and advocacy training seminar workshops as well as social networking support events for young adults affected by all cancers, as well as for their caregivers and providers. These turnkey box events fill a niche and support communty outreach and development. Boot Camps are typically executed in partnership with a local cancer center or franchised chapters of organizations such as the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Boot Camp topics are specifically targeted to the young adult survivor, co-survivor or healthcare provider in their late teens, 20s and 30s. They include but are not limited to:
  •   Progress/Gaps in Young Adult Biology
  •   Clinical Trials in Young Adults
  •   Social Media & Health Technology Advocacy
  •   Employment, Legal and Disability Rights
  •   Navigating Health Insurance
  •   Fertility, Relationships & Sexuality
  •   Grassroots Activism & Legislation

Past, Current and Future Events:
Nov, 2011 | New Orleans, LA
Jun, 2011 | Philadelphia, PA
Jun, 2011 | Chicago, IL
May, 2011 | Buffalo, NY
Nov, 2010 | Philly/Southern NJ
Jun, 2010 | Rochester, NY
Feb, 2010 | NYU Medical Center
The Stupid Cancer Show LIVE Mondays @8pm ET/PT  
 
 
Stupid Cancer Road Trip FINALE!
The Stupid Cancer Road Trip—sponsored by Volkswagen—came to a fantastic end to kickoff the OMG! Cancer Summit. Check out the finale video! [Website]
 
Stupid Cancer Show wins StayClassy Award!
The Stupid Cancer Show won "Most Innovative Use Of Social Media" at the 2011 Stay Classy Awards in San Diego on Saturday, September 17th. This prestigious honor only further solidifies our broadcast as a paradigm shifting media platform in healthcare. Thank you to Stay Classy and the thousands of fans out there who voted for us and made this possible! [Website]
 
Our Review of 50/50
After attending an advanced screening, and with permission from Summit Entertainment, Matthew Zachary is proud to share his official "he's not a film critic" review of the game-changing cancer comedy flick, 50/50 [StupidCancerBlog]
A Conversation With Matthew Zachary
Writer Edward Winstead of the prestigious NCI Bulletin (a publication of the National Cancer Institute) recently sat down with i[2]y CEO Matthew Zachary to get the low down on what he's got up his sleeve for the growing young adult cancer movement [NationalCancerInstitute]