The hospital’s new young adult cancer program fills crucial gaps in support for younger cancer patients between the ages of 15 and 39.

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Their numbers are increasing at a concerning rate. But young adults and adolescents diagnosed with cancer often feel like they are alone. Article content

A new program at The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre aims to address the challenges faced by younger cancer patients and, in the process, help them feel a little less alone. Article content Article content

Jay Abramovitch, who was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer five years ago when he was 36, knows the feeling of being different from other patients. He got used to being asked whether he was there to pick someone up when he went for chemotherapy. Almost everyone else was an ol

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