Season 3 Episode 4: Navigating a Rare Type of Cancer in Your 20s

This episode of the Season 3 GOSH podcast features Lexi Mestas. Lexi shares her struggles of navigating a rare type of cancer as a young adult including feelings of isolation and infertility. You can learn how family support, community, and advocacy through social media helped Lexi in her journey. Lexi is a creative with a background in city development, urban food access, community health, social media campaigns, fundraising, and state-wide project management. In her late teens, Lexi was suffering from symptoms of ovarian cancer but didn’t know they were related to ovarian cancer until undergoing the necessary tests. She was diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer, Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer when she was 27 years old. Lexi became her own advocate pursuing her passions, raising over $72K and spreading awareness through social media campaigns, a weekly newsletter, media appearances, and community partnerships. Lexi's Social Media accounts: https://www.instagram.com/leximestas/?hl=enhttps://www.tiktok.com/@leximestas?lang=enSTAAR fundraiser for women with low-grade serous ovarian cancer:https://staarovariancancerfoundation.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTQzODY5 _For more information on the Gynecologic Cancer Initiative, please visit https://gynecancerinitiative.ca/ or email us at [email protected] Where to learn more about us: Twitter – @GCI_ClusterInstagram – @gynecancerinitiativeFacebook – facebook.com/gynecancerinitiativeFor more information on the Gynecologic Cancer Initiative, please visit https://gynecancerinitiative.ca/ or email us at [email protected]  Where to learn more about us:  Twitter – @GCI_Cluster Instagram – @gynecancerinitiative Facebook – facebook.com/gynecancerinitiativeTikTok – @gci_gosh