Phd in Health Candidate Recognized for Her Innovation in Cancer Research


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"It is rewarding to have an award recognize your effort and potential," Emily Drake says.

"It is incredibly meaningful to hear from patients, families, and other researchers that they appreciate the work I have done in this space."

That work includes 15 years of advocacy and research in the field of adolescent and young adult cancer, as well as a PhD dissertation on the experience of transition to palliative care of young adults living with metastatic/advanced cancer, per the Canadian Cancer Society.

Drake, who's from Nova Scotia, was the only PhD Atlantic Canadian winner of the society's 2023 Master's and PhD Research Training Awards Competition, which awarded her $52,500, the Chronicle Herald reports.

Her dissertation explores the needs and preferences of young people living with cancer and their access to palliative care.

"Young people face barriers in accessing palliative careand in some cases, are not offered these services," says Drake, who co-created the #AYA (Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Societal Movement) community on Twitter in 2013.

"I am committed to helping patients and their supporters, and contributing efforts to make care more equitable and better for young people living with cancer."

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