Measuring knowledge gained for young breast cancer survivors and co-survivors.

213 Background: Cancer impacts not just the survivor, but those caring for her. Young Survival Coalition (YSC) is the premier global organization dedicated to critical issues in young breast cancer survivors (YBCS) and co-survivors. In 2015, targeted programming was introduced at YSC’s Northeast Regional Symposium. Prior to the event, YSC crafted pre- and post-surveys to measure knowledge gained through the Symposium as an intervention for YBCS and co-survivors. Methods: YSC disseminated pre- and post-event evaluations via online surveys. The pre-survey was sent to registrants (240; 75 completed), and the post-survey was sent to attendees (178; 99 completed). The surveys were designed to measure baseline and increased knowledge in the 4 areas presented at the Symposium: Sex and Intimacy (S&I), Practical Matters (PM), Resiliency and Communication. Questions included demographics, diagnosis, identification as YBCS/co-survivor and baseline knowledge in the 4 areas. Questions in the post-survey followed the s...