Challenges Young Adults with Cancer Face: Coping Tips

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Topics Covered

• Overview of Young Adults Living with Cancer, Including Delays in Diagnosis
• Where to Seek Cancer Treatment: Selecting Your Oncology Health Care Team, Including Young Adult Cancer Programs
• The Importance of Treatment Summaries
• Follow Up with Your Oncologist & Primary Care Doctor
• Managing Post Treatment Side Effects/Late Effects
• Talking with the Health Care Team About Survivorship Questions & Concerns
• Financial Concerns, Including Health Insurance Coverage, School, College & Career
• Knowing Your Rights: ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) & Additional Legal Protections
• Choosing Who & What to Tell Others: Disclosure
• Working During Cancer Treatment: Suggestions from the Health Care Team
• Dealing with Physical Changes Due to Cancer or Its Treatment
• Coping with Concerns About Cancer Recurrence
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions and Discussion of OpenNotes
• Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Julia Glade Bender, MD

Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, Member, Sarcoma Service/ Rare Tumors Program, Co-Medical Director, Lisa and Scott Stuart Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancers, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Sarah Monick, MD

Hematology/Oncology Fellow, Mayo Clinic Arizona

Debra J. Wolf, Esq.

Senior Supervising Attorney, Legal Health, New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)

Melody Griffith, MSW, OSW-C

Outpatient Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Oncology Social Worker, Instructor in Social Work, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Section of Social Work, Mayo Clinic Arizona

Matthew Marroquín

Program and Community Coordinator, Stupid Cancer®

Hayley Feuchs, MSW

Young Adult Program Coordinator, CancerCare

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on December 06, 2024.