I SEE U AGAIN

Cancer came early.
Spring comes again.

Young adults who met cancer in their twenties and thirties. TTOBOM stays beside them until daily life, and their dreams, bloom again.

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OUR MISSION

Korea’s first

What TTOBOM does

So you can focus on treatment and find your way back to daily life, we stay by your side.

  1. Changing perceptions

    From “why so young?” to assumed heredity and fragility — we push back.

  2. Emotional support

    We connect peers on the same road, so no one has to walk it alone.

  3. Better care

    We demand treatment environments and policy that fit young patients.

  4. Returning to life

    We help people focus on treatment, then find their way back to daily life.

REALITY

Cancer does not skip the young

More people survive than ever, but the places to return to haven’t grown to match.

55

young adults diagnosed every day

In 2023 alone, 20,253 people in their 20s and 30s.
Among those in their 20s, up 20.5% in five years.

Korea Central Cancer Registry, 2023
62 Europe 30.5 Korea

Return to work within 5 years (%)

Psycho-Oncology · Clinical Cancer Journal
69.5%

faced discrimination at work

Korean Cancer Association · National Cancer Center

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IMPACT

So we made TTOBOM

Built for young adults in their 20s and 30s living with and beyond cancer.
We started as a small gathering, and we have stayed by their side ever since.

2016
Community began
2020
Became a registered nonprofit
PROGRAMS

What we do together

Learning, travelling, telling our stories — and blooming again.

Learn

TTOBOM Class

A monthly gathering where survivors teach each other — and leave with friends.

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Go

AAM Campaign

A travel bucket list written during treatment — and kept afterwards, together.

Learn more
Talk

Cheer UP, Spring

A talk and sing concert where survivors and everyone else share one room.

Learn more
Watch

TTOTTOBOM TV

Interviews with people who made it through, in their own voices.

Learn more
STORY

TTOBOM on video

Warm moments TTOBOM has made, in video.

TTOBOM introduction video
Cheer UP, Spring · Ulala Session
More videos
on TTOTTOBOM TV

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CHANNELS

Follow along

Our channels are in Korean, but everyone is welcome.

JOIN US

Ways to get involved

Wherever you are, there is a way to join TTOBOM.

Peer Community

Safe under a nickname. Share what you’re going through with peers on the same road.

Explore

Volunteer & Skills

Share your time and talent, and take part in TTOBOM’s work.

Get involved

Corporate & Group Giving

CSR programs, in-kind gifts, and partnerships make an even bigger difference.

Get in touch
NEWSLETTER

Letters from TTOBOM

Once every two months, straight to your inbox.
Stories from people who went first, and the information you need right now.

  • Someone who got back up
  • Support schemes people miss
  • Things worth knowing
  • What we did, and where your gift went

The 2026 Summer issue is out. Email sign-up is still being set up, so for now it lives on the website — in Korean.

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