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This is a study to determine if a video that utilizes a peer to teach self administration of subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone is both effective and well accepted by adolescent patients who are already receiving ongoing treatment with depot medroxyprogesterone by a medical provider via an inter muscular injection.  Self administration can be done at home and therefore offers an alternative to traveling to a medical office.
Articles
December 1, 2020
The Reid R. Sacco Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Program at Tufts Medical Center was created 7 years ago and the team has shared the creation and model of care in a recent publication.
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This qualitative and feasibility study will involve the development, distribution, and evaluation of “period kits” for 15-25 pre-menarchal adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) (e.g., autism, Asperger’s syndrome, and Down syndrome) in relieving stress and augmenting preparedness concerning menstruation and other imminent pubertal changes. 
Articles
June 29, 2020
The financial impact of cancer, during treatment as well as during the years of long-term follow-up care, is experienced by many patients and survivors. AYAs may be further negatively impacted as they are historically the largest proportion of uninsured or underinsured patients.
Announcements
March 25, 2019
While your child may not stress over the things you stress over, they still experience stress + are just as affected by stress as adults are.
Patient Stories
March 9, 2020
When Justin Williams, 28, walked into his local emergency room in October of 2018, he was shocked to learn that the pain he was experiencing was not from the minor car accident he was in the day before. The physicians suspected cancer.
Articles
January 15, 2020
As vaping illnesses continue to arise, Dr. Sucharita Kher, shares why the ban on vaping sales is important and how to talk with teens about smoking.
Articles
December 19, 2023
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, in both 2020 and 2021, approximately 200,000 children were seen in emergency departments across the country for toy-related injuries. We sat down with pediatrician Charles Hannum, MD to talk about the most dangerous toys of the year. By recognizing the dangers and hazards associated with toys, injuries are preventable.
Articles
August 27, 2021
Dr. Adam Weston, an infectious disease specialist at Lowell General Hospital and a clinical leader in the hospitals’ pandemic response discusses the latest updates on 3rd dose and booster shots as well as the outlook for COVID-19 this fall.
Press Releases
January 7, 2020
Boston magazine has honored 149 Tufts Medical Center physicians as 2020 Boston “Top Doctors.”
Press Releases
January 7, 2021
Boston Magazine has honored 157 Tufts Medical Center physicians as 2021 Boston “Top Doctors.”
Press Releases
January 25, 2022
Boston Magazine has honored 154 Tufts Medical Center physicians as 2022 Boston “Top Doctors.”
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate feasibility and acceptability of completing PROs among AYAs randomized to Choice PRO vs Fixed PRO.
Press Releases
April 20, 2021
While families reported disruptions and added stress, many also noted positive experiences that help build resilience in a survey conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics and partnering organizations.