Be Loud! Sophie Foundation

Supporting Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients and Their Families at UNC Hospitals

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Our Mission

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To support adolescent and young adult cancer patients and their families at UNC Hospitals.

Goals

We are supporting two closely related efforts with the overall goal of enhancing the independence, dignity and identity of adolescent and young adult cancer patients:

  • Address the unique needs of adolescent and young adult cancer patients.  Cancer patients in this age group have unique needs and we want them to be treated as the emerging adults they are. The new AYA Program Director is spearheading this effort at UNC.
  • Support research efforts. The oncology world is becoming more focused on improving medical and psychosocial outcomes of adolescent and young adult cancer patents, and we are helping UNC build a research-based program that advances the national understanding of how best to meet the unique needs of patients in this diverse age group.

Outcomes

Through these efforts, adolescent and young adult cancer patients and their families are receiving better care at UNC, and UNC is becoming a national leader in addressing the unique needs of this age group.

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“Be Loud
And move with grace
Explode with light
Have no fear”

-Sophie Steiner

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