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Roswell Park's Young Adult Program

Support squad and community, specifically for cancer patients and survivors in their 20s and 30s You're a young adult, and you've been diagnosed with cancer.

Now what? Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is what.

72,000 young adults are diagnosed with cancer yearly, and Roswell Park recognizes the need to enhance treatment for YA's. Roswell is not just expanding medical care for teens and Young Adults, it has also created a program to enhance treatment and address the needs that are specific to YA's. You learned you had cancer in one day but the Young Adult Program is here for you from treatment through survivorship. The YA Program focuses on insurance, fertility, peer support/relationships, employment, clinical trials, psychosocial support, survivorship, and helping YOU do what you want to do with or without cancer (preferably without).

12/08/2025

Registration is OPEN for the ‘coolest’ event of the year & we want YOU to join us! 🧊

We are excited to announce our team ~ the Young Adult Program Pedal Crew ~ will be participating in IceCycle to support cancer research and patient care programs at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center!

Our team will be participating in the Patient and Survivor Hope Ride! Join us for this 45-minute cycling session where we will celebrate and honor our patients and survivors! 🚴‍♀️ Friends and family of patients and survivors are also invited join our team and participate in this session too (or any of the other sessions if you cannot make this one)!

Visit the 🔗 in our bio and stories to register with our team ASAP!

12/05/2025

If the holidays feel different this year, that’s okay 🫂

Navigating cancer or survivorship during the holiday season can be tough, as both heaviness and joy often exist at the same time.

This is your reminder to give yourself permission to rest when you need to, change and adjust your plans, and protect your peace this season and beyond ❤️

For more self care tips over the holiday season, check out this post from the Cancer Talk blog: https://www.roswellpark.org/cancertalk/202412/practicing-self-care-during-holidays-new-year

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to our Young Adult Cancer Community ➖ Today we celebrate gratitude, connection, togetherness, and a good meal!

We are thankful for each and every one of you who make up our amazing community! 🩵

11/26/2025

Grateful for the delicious food, meaningful conversations, and the amazing community we’re a part of! 🤎

A great time was had by all at our Friendsgiving event last night! Happy Friendsgiving!

11/21/2025

This National Caregivers Month, we are honoring the people who stand beside our young adult patients and survivors - through every treatment, recovery, milestone, and all the tough moments in between 💜

Thank you, caregivers, for your unwavering support and care through it all!

11/17/2025

From survival to renewed meaning: Meet Teleah ✨

After a difficult season of life in 2018, Teleah moved from Western New York to Atlanta, Georgia, determined to rebuild a new life. But amid that fresh start, life threw an unexpected curve ➖ a diagnosis of Myxopapillary Ependymoma, a rare neuroendocrine cancer that had been quietly growing for some time. In 2020, after denying the truth for a while, Teleah finally turned to Roswell Park & the YA Program for help.

The removal of a spinal tumor — one that nearly took her legs and changed so much more — marked both an ending and a beginning. From there, Teleah launched a thriving media company between Buffalo and Atlanta, earning recognition and success. But behind the achievements came the realization that success can’t replace true healing.

Teleah learned all too well that cancer takes more than just someone’s health. It takes time, money, clarity, and sometimes, hope. After facing those losses head-on, Teleah chose to rebuild once again. This time, she was not chasing fame and fortune but rather focusing her energy on things that bring love, hope, and peace to all involved. In October 2025, she launched a wedding business — a company devoted to designing experiences of love, hope, and genuine connection. 💒

Through this journey, Teleah learned that rebuilding after cancer isn’t just about survival — it’s about rediscovering meaning. Healing isn’t found in fame or reinvention, but in truth, compassion, and the courage to start again. She hopes that others recovering from cancer treatment think of healing as both a physical and soulful journey from the start 🩵🩵

Teleah’s message is a powerful reminder that cancer doesn’t ‘end’ when treatment is over; rather it becomes a lifelong journey of healing all aspects of yourself - physically, emotionally, spiritually, & mentally. ❤️‍🩹

11/15/2025

Our favorite kind of winter nights??? Warming up with a cup of coffee and connecting with others who truly get it! ☕️❄️

We are so thankful to Socotra Yemeni Coffee House for welcoming us for our November Coffee Hour event! They surprised our members with pizza & goodie baskets, and we enjoyed their delicious coffee & treats! 🤎 We are so thankful for our community partners!

11/11/2025

From strikes to gutter balls and everything in between, our young adult members had a blast at our Bowling Party! 🎳

Thank you to those who joined us for the Pin-credible night ✨

11/06/2025

November is National Caregiver Month, and our members wanted to share their appreciation for these important people in their lives ➖ check out Amanda’s story about her friend & caregiver, Stacy ⬇️

Before her diagnosis, Amanda often found herself confiding in her best friend Stacy about her symptoms and growing frustrations. Stacy continuously encouraged Amanda to keep pushing for answers and to advocate for herself. After countless appointments that led nowhere, Amanda finally requested imaging and just a few weeks later, she received the diagnosis: Tall Cell Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.

From that day forward, Stacy’s role shifted from best friend to caregiver. She stood by Amanda’s side through hospital stays, treatments, and recovery. Stacy stayed with her day and night, making sure she was cared for, comforted, and never alone. Stacy has been the true definition of a caregiver for Amanda— and her unwavering support has meant everything 🩵

Through the Young Adult Program, Amanda has been able to make so many meaningful connections and grow her support network. Amanda and Stacy have even had the chance to attend events together, as the YA Program welcomes caregivers to take part in many activities and events.

We also need to celebrate an exciting milestone, as Amanda marked two years since finishing her radiation treatment this past October - congrats Amanda!!! 🔔

Give both Amanda and Stacy some love in the comments for showing us what true friendship is all about!

10/28/2025

From Two Time Mom to Survivor: Meet Audrey 🌸🌸

Just one month after celebrating her youngest daughter’s first birthday, Audrey faced the unthinkable: what she believed was a clogged duct turned out to be stage III breast cancer.

Like many young adults, she had imagined how she might support a loved one with cancer—but never expected to be the one receiving the diagnosis herself.

Through months of chemotherapy, surgeries, and radiation, Audrey leaned on her loved ones for strength. Their support became a vital source of hope and resilience through the hardest moments. 💪🏻 Finding the Young Adult program also allowed her to connect with others in both a similar stage of life and circumstance, and helped her feel seen, understood, and far less alone.

Now on the other side of active treatment, Audrey continues to move forward with the strength of her community behind her—and a reminder that even in the hardest chapters, connection makes all the difference. 💖

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📣 As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, this is a reminder that this disease continues to persist beyond October. Every day, individuals just like Audrey are facing diagnosis, undergoing treatment, and navigating survivorship. It’s crucial that we continue to share their stories and extend our support throughout the entire year, and that is exactly what the Young Adult Program provides for our patients and survivors! 🩵🩵

10/26/2025

Connection, community and coffee ☕

Some of our young adult members came together on a rainy night this past week for a warm and welcoming coffee hour — a chance to share stories, meet new friends, and support one another through shared experiences.

Moments like these remind us that sometimes the most powerful support comes from sitting together, sharing life updates, and finding comfort in community.

If you or someone you know (ages 18-39) is facing a cancer diagnosis and could benefit from events like this, send us a DM — we're here for you.

10/20/2025

Our YA members and their families had a blast at Trunk or Treat over the weekend! 👻

Thank you to Courage of Carly Fund for inviting us to join in on the fun AND thank you to all the volunteers who decorated their trunks, passed out all sorts of goodies, and brought all the spooky FUN! 🛻🍫

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Elm & Carlton Streets
Buffalo, NY
14263

Telephone

+17163413151

Website

http://www.RoswellPark.org/YoungAdults

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