Taking care of herself and living a healthy lifestyle has always been a top priority for the gaming streamer and content creator known as @_kandidlykayla. When she began getting sick in 2019, she told her doctor she thought it might be cancer. “I have a family history of the disease, and I had a gut feeling something wasn’t right. My doctor took me seriously and soon after, I learned I was facing early-stage ovarian cancer,” Kayla says.

During treatment, Kayla began streaming and her online community quickly became her family. “I didn’t tell anyone I was facing cancer when I first started streaming, but once I did, my community helped get me through it.” Today, Kayla is cancer-free and committed to supporting collaborative cancer research and health equity initiatives.

“I’ve always known about #StandUpToCancer, so I was honored to participate in a #SU2CStreamTeam event.” Kayla adds, “I Stand Up To Cancer for everyone. There are so many people out there who go through treatment alone. Even if I’m just there in spirit, I want anyone facing this disease to know I’m standing with them.”

You can join or support the SU2C Stream Team’s #Up2Us event this August by signing up at su2cstreamteam.org/up2us.

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Check out Kayla’s recent video supporting our #Up2Us event to Stand Up To Cancer and hear why joining the #SU2CStreamTeam is so important to her.

ABOUT SU2C:
For over 15 years, Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C) has been accelerating groundbreaking cancer research to get new therapies to patients quickly to save lives. We bring together the best and the brightest in the cancer community to help new therapies move from lab to patient faster.