YAP- Young Adults Program Ltd offers detailed references and resources on Breast Cancer for both males and females (www.yapstuff.org).YAP brings to light all issues involving Breast Cancer and its impact upon both males and females and, in doing so hopes to increase education and awareness. Through the actions of our passionate ambassadors, YAP hopes to also call upon other Young Adults to be proa
ctive in their own communities and lives. By holding events that promote Breast Cancer awareness, YAP encourages other Young Australian's to broaden their understanding of Breast Cancer.
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Founder Roz Hill shares her story of how Breast Cancer affected her life and her passion for what YAP stands for:
"Having lost my father to cancer, my mother to breast cancer, and having been diagnosed with breast cancer myself at the age of 29, then having lived through years of cancer treatment with my only child, Peter, who has recently turned 37, now at the age of 59 having reached survivor status is my biggest win. "But for me, seeing I had been in denial for so long about my breast cancer with just fighting to keep my son alive and my head above water, my life truly changed many years later. This truly changed my life forever. My family, my friends, my values and the desire to help others became paramount. "Today the philosophy around me and what makes me tick is all about how I can help others to be pro-active rather than re-active, how they can take ownership of their own bodies and be responsible for their own health and wellbeing."
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Roz's story represents the passion that all YAP ambassadors share and wish to promote to all Young Australians. Her desire to raise awareness of Breast Cancer in Australia - for both males and females - is an inspiration for all of us.
