Talking About Cancer, An Oncology Social Worker’s Perspective

Lauren worked as a medical social worker in home health and hospice for more than 6 years before joining the Mass General Cancer Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in 2019. She has enjoyed growing the Oncology Social Worker program over the last three years, increasing their presence and accessibility at the Mass General Cancer Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, developing new resources, and establishing relationships with foundations and cancer-centered organizations. Lauren resides in Hadley, Massachusetts with her husband and two children.
Roxy was a surgical oncology and reconstructive plastic surgery social worker at New York University Langone Medical Center prior to joining the Mass General Cancer Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital as an oncology social worker in 2019, . Roxy holds an MSW from New York University and BA in psychology from Connecticut College. She lives in Northampton, Massachusetts with her partner and daughter.