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Yale Early Onset Cancer Program

Providing care & support for patients diagnosed with cancer (ages 18-45) at Yale Cancer Center.

Our mission is to reduce the burden of cancer & improve the quality of life for patients with early onset cancer & their supporters.

05/29/2026

Yale's Early Onset Cancer Program will join the Fair Haven Community Health Care team for their 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 tomorrow!

📅 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Saturday, May 30, from 12 pm - 4 pm

📍𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 374 Grand Avenue in Fair Haven, CT

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁:
🩺 Health screenings
🥗 Wellness vendors
💬 Educational sessions
🎪 Family-friendly fun

Be sure to stop by the Early Onset Cancer Program's table and add to our community creative project: 𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝

You can also learn more about:
🧬 Cancer in adults under age 50
🔬 Who should get cancer screenings & when
🚲 Steps for preventing cancer
🎗️ Support for younger adults diagnosed with early onset cancer @ Yale Cancer Center

Smilow Cancer Hospital Fair Haven Community Health Care

05/08/2026

Last weekend, the Early Onset Cancer team joined Discovery To Cure for their annual Beverly Levy Walk & Block Party, where our art therapist, Kamie Thornton, led a community art project: 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙃𝙊𝙋𝙀.

🧶Visitors who stopped by the Early Onset Cancer table were encouraged to choose a color of yarn that represented hope to them and then to weave it into our community loom. Our team enjoyed hearing many heartwarming stories of hope and resilience from visitors, and the final loom turned out beautiful!

The cancer journey can be tough, but a warm village helps make it a little easier. 💜
In Yale's Early Onset Cancer Program, our goal is to help patients, families, and supporters along this journey. Visit our website or reach out to us to learn more.

📲https://bit.ly/EO-Cancer-Yale
📧[email protected]

Gabriela Tapia
Smilow Cancer Hospital

05/02/2026

Yale's Early Onset Cancer Program will join Discovery To Cure for their annual Beverly Levy Walk & Block Party this Sunday!

📅 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Sunday, May 3, from 10am - 2pm

📍𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Orange Fairgrounds, 525 Orange Center Road in Orange, CT

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁:
🎧 DJ
🎶 Live Music
🎤 Guest Speakers
💳 Shopping
🎪 Children’s Area
🚚 Food Trucks

Join us as Discovery to Cure raises funds for outreach, education, patient programming, and support for new research in gynecologic cancers at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital!

Be sure to stop by the Early Onset Cancer Program's table for a community art project: 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙃𝙊𝙋𝙀 with our art therapist, Kamie Thornton.

You can also learn more about cancer in adults under age 50, when to get screened, and steps for preventing early onset cancer.

Register at https://4agc.com/landing/walk

Smilow Cancer Hospital

04/30/2026

Recently, our own Dr. Veda Giri was invited to present at the American College of Physicians Annual Meeting on the importance of personalized, risk-based cancer screening for adults under age 50.

✨Raising public awareness and empowering people to discuss their personalized, risk-based cancer screening options with their doctor are key priorities of Yale's Early Onset Cancer Program and Smilow Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program.

💻 If you are interested in learning more about personalized, risk-based cancer screening under age 50, watch our new 𝙎𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨: 𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙊𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙨: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙉𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬

https://youtu.be/FUL3dYWq01M?si=LW7gTjcGVzK4H9v7

🎗We know that moving the needle on this challenge will require multilevel approaches, but we are committed to our mission of reducing the burden of early onset cancers!

Smilow Cancer Hospital

04/28/2026

Join us tomorrow night for expert insights on how family history, genetics, and risk factors can guide earlier and more personalized screening through our webinar, “Screening for Early Onset Cancers: What You Need to Know."

🗓 Tuesday, April 28
⏰ 6:00pm

Featuring presentations from our experts:
• Veda Giri, MD, Moderator
• Amy Wiegand, MS, CGC, genetic counselor
• Ellie Proussaloglou, MD, breast surgeon
• Thejal Srikumar, MD, MPH, GI medical oncologist

✅ Register: https://bit.ly/4129HDd

04/15/2026

"We tend to think of cancer as a disease that mainly affects older people, but an increasing number of diagnoses are happening amongst the young. What is behind this alarming rise? And can anything be done to prevent it? Horizons moderator William Brangham explores those questions and more with Laura Behnke, Dr. Veda Giri, and Dr. Shanthi Sivendran."

https://youtu.be/2WoFR_-0_lo?si=tmquGXqEsasy2g4V

👀 Watch this special PBS NewsHour episode to learn more about the rise in early onset cancer from our own, Dr. Veda Giri!

04/10/2026

🎗AYA Cancer Awareness Week and National Public Health Week🎗

Leading a healthy lifestyle can lower your risk of cancer. Take these steps towards a healthy lifestyle:

✳️ Know your family cancer history and share it with your doctor
✳️ Discuss new or concerning symptoms with your doctor
✳️ Drink less alcohol and less often
✳️ Stay active. Each week, try to move your body for at least 2.5 hours
✳️ Eat more fruits & vegetables. Try to avoid ultraprocessed foods.
✳️ Avoid or stop using to***co products like smoking and va**ng
✳️ Stay current with cancer vaccinations, like for HPV.

Have more questions about early onset cancer? Drop us a comment or DM - we love sharing information and support. Be sure to follow us to stay up to date.

Find out more about Yale's Early Onset Cancer Program at https://bit.ly/EO-Cancer-Yale

Smilow Cancer Hospital

04/09/2026

🎗AYA Cancer Awareness Week & National Public Health Week🎗

Did you know that early onset cancers can be diagnosed before age-based cancer screenings start?
Want to learn more about when you should start regular cancer screenings and how to talk with your doctor about if early screening is right for you?

📅 Join us on a special Smilow Shares, Screening for Early Onset Cancers: What You Need to Know, on Tuesday, April 28, at 6:00 pm via Zoom to hear more from experts.

You'll hear about:
✨Family history and genetic testing: Key information to guide early cancer screening
✨Risk-based breast cancer screening approaches: Impact on screening for early onset cancer.
✨Risk-based gastrointestinal cancer screening approaches: Impact on screening for early onset GI cancers

You'll also have the chance to ask the experts your questions live!

Not able to join us live? No problem!
💻A recording will be available to watch on YouTube after the event.

Register for the webinar at https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__L-gW5XLTZ-3m_oqiG6f4Q #/registration

Smilow Cancer Hospital

04/08/2026

🎗AYA Cancer Awareness Week & National Public Health Week🎗

Being diagnosed with cancer under the age of 45 most often comes as a shock. Everyone doesn't experience the same challenges, but some of the most common life disruptions for younger adults include:

❇ Managing the demands of parenting
❇ Navigating relationship issues & social challenges
❇ Facing interruptions to school and work
❇ Caring for aging parents
❇ Balancing the financial impact of cancer at a young age
❇ Wondering about the impact on fertility & family planning
❇ Facing anxiety, isolation, identity, self-esteem, body image, & more

Learn more about how we support patients & families navigating these early onset cancer challenges at https://bit.ly/EO-Cancer-Yale

Smilow Cancer Hospital

04/07/2026

🎗April 6-10 is AYA Cancer Awareness Week & National Public Health Week🎗

Follow us this week as we raise awareness about the rise in cancers among younger adults.

Early onset cancer, which is any cancer diagnosed in adults under age 50, before the age at which standard age-based cancer screening tests are recommended. Early onset cancer can be many different cancer types, such as breast, colorectal, and lung cancer, that are typically diagnosed at an older age.

✴Since 1990, there has been a nearly 80% rise in cancer diagnoses under age 50.

✴Early onset breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed, but early onset GI cancer, like colorectal cancer, has the fastest-growing new-case rates.

✴Gen X and Millennials may be at higher risk of developing early onset cancer compared to older generations. If this trend persists, Gen Z and Gen Alpha may be at similar risk.

Stay tuned this week as we share more about the impact of early onset cancer and how to take action. Learn more from our Early Onset Cancer Fact Sheet at https://bit.ly/EOFacts

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Monday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 5:30pm

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https://medicine.yale.edu/cancer/patient/specialty/early-onset-cancer-program/, https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/

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