Singer Andrew Mcmahon On The Lost Generation

“Singer Andrew McMahon on the 'Lost Generation' of Young Adult Cancer Patients” This article is written by Andrew McMahon, a 10 year cancer survivor, and tells about his experiences dealing with leukemia. He was diagnosed at the age 22 and he is now 33. Andrew, at the time of his diagnoses, was singer and song writer for a band and also dabbled with some solo projects, both of which were becoming successful at the time. He considers himself lucky to be alive, but his article is about much more than just his experiences and the tolls it took on his life.
More importantly, he addresses a group of young adult cancer patients between the ages 15 to 39 that he refers to them as “the lost generation.” He calls them that, because over the past thirty years they have seen the least improvement in survival rates, despite the …show more content…
We are many, we are gathering and the time has come for our voices to be heard.” Through his experience, he has come to realize that more facilities and research should be made for this age group to make them feel more welcome and to also benefit the patient’s psychological well-being while being treated. I chose this article because the topic hits really close to home for me. My boyfriend has been battling cancer for three year and is also being treated with children and babies that are way younger then him, so I’ve seen this issue happen in person. I have also been a follower of McMahon music for many years. It’s a current issue because it has been an ongoing occurrence and more AYA patients get diagnosed every day. It relates to topics we’ve discussed in class because it includes many mental health issues dealing with alienation and the after effects that cancer survivors have to deal with in this age