Web 2.0 and Youth with Cancer

There’s something for everyone in the webosphere of Web 2.0. Online social networking has done a great job in connecting people with the same interests and the same struggles so that they could have a sense of belonging and camaraderie in the Web.

 Cancer strikes anyone regardless of age. Even youth and young adults are not spared from this. If a young person is diagnosed with cancer, oftentimes, he would be in a state of shock a few days after knowing it. Even family members sometimes are at a loss in comforting him, especially because at a young age, his life might end.

 Thankfully, nobody is too young to use Web 2.0. Imtooyoungforthis.org is a social networking website that connects youth and young adults afflicted with cancer. Through this site, they can participate in forums and discussions that could help them deal with the issues they are facing. The sense of community in the website is definitely helpful in coping with cancer and the stress associated with it.

 Time Magazine even recognized the importance of this website by including it in the Best 50 Websites for 2007. The most important thing, however, is that the website can provide resources and networks that can help a young person deal with cancer. 

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