Medicine:Planet Cancer

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Short description: Defunct online community for young adults with cancer

Planet Cancer was an online community for young adults with cancer. The organization approached the disease with a sense of humor and included a "cancertainment" section with amusing essays including "Top 10 Signs You've Joined a Cheap HMO."[1]

Planet Cancer was founded by Heidi Schultz Adams, a young adult cancer survivor who was diagnosed at 26 with Ewing's sarcoma, to help young adult cancer patients overcome isolation and connect with other cancer survivors in their age group.[2] It was acquired by the Lance Armstrong Foundation in 2009.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Szabo, Liz (May 23, 2006). "Laughing in the face of cancer". https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2006-05-22-cancer-comics_x.htm. 
  2. ↑ Schultz Adams, Heidi (March 2007). "Young Adults Overcome Isolation by Creating Cancer Communities". http://www.curetoday.com/cureXtra/currentissue/archive/feb07/index.html. 
  3. ↑ Why Join the Lance Armstrong Foundation? Because It’s the Right Thing to Do.



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