Young Adults | Canadian Cancer Society

Tina Schomburg had her whole life ahead of her when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at age 21. Faced with unbearable grief and a lack of support, she intimately recounts her experiences navigating an insensitive medical system and finding healing through community.

Almost every hour in Canada, a young adult is diagnosed with cancer. They have unique needs – practical, physical and psychosocial – that are unmet by today’s cancer system. The Canadian Cancer Society wanted a film as part of a campaign centred on young adults.