Young And A Survivor
Young And A Survivor (YAAS!) Network for Health Equity for Young Breast Cancer Survivors brings together healthcare providers, community-based organizations, young survivors, metastatic thrivers, and co-survivors to to bring resources and services to young women in Chicago affected by breast cancer, their co-survivors, and their communities.
The YAAS! Network is especially focused on young women who have limited access to resources and support because of systemic or structural barriers, including race, color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, sexual identity, disability, education, income, citizenship status, or language. The YAAS! Network provides education and training to healthcare providers and community-based health workers to increase awareness of the needs of young women affected by breast cancer to provide young women with the support they need.
Our Mission
Our Vision
Meet the YAAS Team!
YAAS! Expert Panel
Our YAAS! Expert Panelists consists of a group of diverse women all diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 45. Our experts provide expertise and guidance on lived experiences of young breast cancer survivors for project planning, strategies and implementation.
Meet The YAAS Network
We Are Stronger Together
University of Illinois Chicago
Recognized as one of the most ethnically rich and culturally diverse campuses in the nation, the University of Illinois at Chicago is Chicago’s largest university and only public research institution.
UI Health
UI Health delivers comprehensive healthcare services, education, and research to a diverse urban patient population with a mission to provide quality healthcare in underserved communities across Chicago.