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What they do

CONDUCTED A 9-DAY WILDERNESS EXCURSION for A SMALL GROUP of TEENAGE CANCER PATIENTS and SURVIVORS ADDRESSING THE PSYCHOSOCIAL CHALLENGES FAXCE BY ADOLESCENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. DURING THE EXCURSION WE FACILITATED OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES and TEAM-BUILDING EXERCISES DESIGNED to PROMOTE HEALING, BUILD RESILIENCE, and FOSTER A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY AMONG PARTICIPANTS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED HIKING, CAMPING, and NATURE EXPLORATION. WE IMPLEMENTED A CURRICULUM SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED for TEENAGERS BASED ON CURRENT RESEARCH IN ADOLESCENT ONCOLOGY to HELP PREVENT or REVERSE CONDITIONS LIKE DEPRESSION and ANXIETY THAT ARE PREVALENT IN THIS POPULATION. WE COLLABORATED WITH RESEARCHERS FROM ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS to CONTRIBUTE to THE DEVELOPMENT of AGE-APPROPRIATE STANDARDS of CARE IN ADOLESCENT CANCER TREATMENT and PUBLISH PEER REVIEWED RESEARCH.