This project, funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research Pediatric Cancer Research Initiative, seeks to work in collaboration with racialized young adults and cancer care allies to: 1) better understand the lived experiences, needs and priorities of racialized young adults, and 2) inform and improve cancer care for racialized young adults and help to reduce systemic barriers.

Working in collaboration with young adults with lived experience of cancer and those who care for them (often referred to by us as cancer care allies – clinicians, care providers, families, researchers, and community organizations) we are working to reshape young adult cancer care in BC, and beyond.

Royal Roads University Blog Post
January 2023

We co-hosted a session at the BC Cancer Summit last year with 70+ young adults with lived cancer experience, clinicians and related care providers to explore the unique realities of young adult cancer and to identify tangible actions to improve care. What we learned is informing our direction now.