Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients and survivors experience physical and mental health issues that are unique—not only during treatment but also long after the disease is cured.<\/p>\n
To address the needs specific to AYAs, our hospital launched the Stanford Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer (SAYAC) Program in 2015. Since then it has grown to serve over 120 patients a year. But that’s only the beginning. This year, Teen Cancer America granted SAYAC $400,000 that will help propel the program even further so that it can serve more AYAs.<\/p>\n
“[Care providers] don’t focus on my age group,” says David Llano, who was diagnosed with leukemia at age 17 and treated at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. “Sometimes the journey can be long, and I never had that life-after-cancer picture. I want to give someone hope that they can beat cancer, that their life can become normal after.”<\/p>\n
See how Teen Cancer America’s generosity will help Packard Children’s SAYAC Program to benefit even more young cancer patients and survivors.<\/p>\n