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Yael Cohen
Yael Cohen is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and healthy living advocate. A former finance professional, Cohen launched the organization Fuck Cancer in 2009 after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fuck Cancer speaks directly to Gen Y about early detection, prevention and the cancer experience. Cohen has developed a reputation within the health and wellness community as a leader in leveraging digital media for healthy living education and acts as an advocate for health and many health care issues.

Career
In June 2012, Cohen was named one of Fast Company’s“100 Most Creative People in Business,” and she was featured in the July 2012 of Elle Magazine as a “2012 Genius Award” recipient for her work in bringing disease prevention awareness to her generation. Through her work with Fuck Cancer, Cohen has become a recognized leader in philanthropy and social entrepreneurship. As Elle reports, Yael Cohen is “harnessing her generation’s secret weapon – social media – by building an online community for friends and family… ‘we are the first generation with the technology to change the world.’” Yael Cohen has been a featured participant at the Summit Series (Washington, D.C. and Miami), the Clinton Global Initiative, TEDWomen, TEDx Vancouver, The United Nations Nexus Conference, and TEDMED. In 2011, Yael Cohen was named alongside Bill Gates and Bono as one of the “12 people who are transforming philanthropy” by Canada’s The Globe and Mail, and one of Canada’s “Hot 20 Under 30” in Chatelaine Magazine’s 2011 Women of the Year issue.

Awards
Fall 2012: Marketing Magazine’s 30 under 30 – cover shot July 2012: Yael is included in ELLE’s Style Power List Genius Awards 2012 May 2012: Yael is listed as one of Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business” March 2012: Yael is featured in Teen VOGUE as an influential philanthropist ·        March 2012: Yael is featured in Forbes as an “Up and Comer” to keep your eye on · January 2012: FCancer wins $25,000 in Mozilla Firefox Challenge by raising $117,000 ·       October 2011: Yael is named as one of 12 “People Who Are Transforming Philanthropy” by the Globe and Mail, among the likes of Bill Gates and Bono ·       July 2011: Yael is listed as one of Chatelaine Magazine’s “Hot 20 under 30” for her influence in the non-profit sector ·        April 30, 2010: FCancer won a Favourite Website Award (http://www.thefwa.com/site/fuck-cancer)

TV Appearances
April 24, 2012: Yael joins KTLA live and discusses how children are encouraged to talk with their parents about cancer ·       March 10, 2012: Yael speaks with Randy Kaye at the CNN Saturday Morning Show about the “FCancer Movement” ·        January 5, 2012: Yael speaks with CTV Morning Live about raising funds for Cancer detection ·        2011: Yael speaks with Urban Rush about Fcancer