The Who Open US Young Adult Cancer Program With Robert Plant
Monday, 07 November 2011
Written by Elliott Batte
Iconic rockers The Who have set up a new cancer program for young adults and teenagers alongside Led Zeppelin’s legendary vocalist Robert Plant.
The new program, the first of its kind in the USA, is situated in the University of California, Los Angeles and will help younger suffers of cancer after the Teenage Cancer Trust saw a lot of success in the UK, where there is currently 19 of these institutions currently set up already. Roger Daltrey from The Who has flown to Los Angeles to announce the launch of the UCLA Daltrey/Townshend Teen & Young Adult Cancer Program. he move comes ahead of the Quadrophenia Director’s Cut album, which is scheduled for release on 14th November.
Robert Plant, who has been closely involved with the program in the U.K, will also attend the news conference to lend his support. The rockers will all sign a guitar during the press conference that will be hung on the wall in the new UCLA cancer unit.
The vision of the UCLA Daltrey/Townshend Teen & Young Adult Cancer Program is to ensure that every young person receives the best possible care and professional support to help meet the unique physical and emotional challenges resulting from a cancer diagnosis. The belief is that teenagers and young adults shouldn't stop enjoying their youth just because they have cancer.
When hospitalization is required for teens with cancer, they are often placed in either a pediatric or adult unit. The UCLA Daltrey/Townshend Teen & Young Adult Cancer Program's special hospital unit will be a comforting environment where young people stay in adjoined patient rooms around a common lounge so they can provide emotional support for each other. The units are designed to provide, as closely as possible, a normal life, helping the youngsters cope with grueling treatments and long hospital stays.
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