October 11, 2018, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., Minneapolis
Our monthly meet-up is held the second Thursday of every month from 6:30-8:00pm in the AYA room on 7th floor of the hospital. This is a great opportunity to get together and get to know each other over dinner. Food will be ordered in and is free of charge.
September 13, 2018, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., Minneapolis
Our monthly meet-up is held the second Thursday of every month from 6:30-8:00pm in the AYA room on 7th floor of the hospital. This is a great opportunity to get together and get to know each other over dinner. Food will be ordered in and is free of charge.
August 9, 2018, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., Minneapolis
Our monthly meet-up is held the second Thursday of every month from 6:30-8:00pm in the AYA room on 7th floor of the hospital. This is a great opportunity to get together and get to know each other over dinner. Food will be ordered in and is free of charge.
At Children’s Minnesota, we believe your care is a partnership between you, your family and a wide variety of experts in cancer treatment, including physicians, nursing, psychology, social work and more. You’ll have support from dozens of specialists at Children's Minnesota as well as experts in young adult and adult medicine from Allina Health’s Abbott Northwestern Hospital.
No matter how you look at it, having cancer is scary. Knowing what to expect will help you feel a little more prepared. Below is brief overview of how things work. Your Children’s Minnesota care team will be there to provide more information, guidance and answers to questions along the way.
At Children’s Minnesota, we know that medical treatments—like surgery, chemotherapy and radiation—are only part of caring for an adolescent or young adult (AYA) with cancer. You’ll also need emotional support, interactions with other people your age and logistical help living your life while undergoing cancer treatments. We’ll help you find the combination of support—and independence—that’s right for you.
Children's Minnesota can help you or your child navigate through this diagnosis. This is an important time in your life, and we’re here to help you make the most of it before, during and after your treatment.
Although it might not be the first thing you think about after a cancer diagnosis, your intimate relationships and your ability to have children in the future may be affected by your cancer and cancer treatments.
When you’re a teen or young adult with cancer, you can feel isolated from people your age. After all, your life is really different from the lives of your friends and peers. However, you’re not alone. Approximately 70,000 young people between the ages of 15 and 39 are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. each year. Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer is a medical specialty focusing specifically on treating cancer and blood disorders in people your age.