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...

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Two 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...

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My 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, ...

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Helping Each Other Grow

Hilary Gan, Director of Hospital Programs and Services and Kara Noskoff, Hospital Programs and Services Manager discuss updates with Te...

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AYA 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...

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Using VR to Facilitate Support Groups

Amanda discusses groundbreaking clinical trial involving the use of virtual reality to conduct support groups for adolescent and young ...

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Familiar 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...

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Being 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...

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Young 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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