Southlake'S Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program Helps Youth Cope with Challenges ...


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"It is a very nuanced cancer experience compared to the pediatric population or adults who are beyond the age of 43," says a clinical nurse specialist with Canada's Southlake Regional Health Center.

That's why the center has teamed up with Toronto's Princess Margaret Cancer Center to create an Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Program that's designed to help patients between the ages of 18 and 43 deal with issues such as fertility preservation and sexual health during and after treatment, the CBC reports.

"Really and truly some of them will go through their cancer care without ever being in a waiting room next to somebody getting treatment that is in the same age group as them or in a similar life stage and dealing with the same impacts as cancer," says Dr.isha Kassam, medical director of the AYA Program.

"We hear from many of our patients that that's quite lonely for them," she adds.

The AYA Cancer Program is the first of its kind in Canada, and it's expected to be up and running by the end of the year. Read the Entire Article


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