The UNC Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program this fall will open the Be Loud! Center for Young Adult Cancer Care, a new outpatient clinic for adults ages 18 to 39 on the third floor of the N.C. Basnight Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill.
Its name honors the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation, a Chapel Hill-based organization working to transform the care and support for adolescents and young adults (with cancer. The creation of the space was made possible with support from Teen Cancer America, First Citizen’s Bank, and other donors.
Former young adult cancer patients designed the clinic space, the latest effort in a line of programs and services at UNC Hospitals dedicated to this population of cancer patients. Read more.