For young adults dealing with a cancer diagnosis, there is a unique set of challenges they may encounter. And for Chris Cann, creating a program dedicated to addressing these issues was always top of mind.

“They’re going through a cancer diagnosis at one of the most pivotal points in their life from a maturation standpoint,” he said. “So they could be in the midst of their education in college, they could be just starting a career or starting a family. They could be developing their personal identity.

“And so all of these combined lend this patient population to need extra support and specific support for them so that they can optimize their outcomes, not only from their cancer treatment, but from their mental health, physical health and financial health.”

Cann is a GI medical oncologis

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