Hospital Stories
Patience Navigating Patients
Hello! I am Shannon Voelkel, one of the new additions to the Duke Cancer Institute’s Teen and Young Adult Oncology Program. I starte...
Read MoreTwo Institutions Joining Forces to Impro...
The James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) have a history of working together and both strive to...
Read MoreMy First Three Months
Sometimes it’s good to be a newbie in the AYA (Adolescent and Young Adult) world. Thanks to a grant from Teen Cancer America, ...
Read MoreHelping Each Other Grow
Hilary Gan, Director of Hospital Programs and Services and Kara Noskoff, Hospital Programs and Services Manager discuss updates with Te...
Read MoreAYA Navigation During Pandemic
When working from home we quickly realized the great value of face-to-face interaction for building rapport and assessing patient needs...
Read MoreUsing VR to Facilitate Support Groups
Amanda discusses groundbreaking clinical trial involving the use of virtual reality to conduct support groups for adolescent and young ...
Read MoreFamiliar Rhythms During Unknown Circums...
To the outside world it is their “new normal.” This “new normal” is not completely foreign to us in oncology, which is strange...
Read MoreBeing A Nurse During A Pandemic
"I have been a nurse for over 36 years, and I can tell you that I have never seen anything like this. I pray for my brothers and sister...
Read MoreYoung Adult Lounge Opens at Connecticut ...
Teen Cancer America was thrilled to be a part of the opening of the new Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) lounge at Connecticut Childre...
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