S9 E2: Love Languages in Cancer Care

04/09/2025 30 min Temporada 9 Episodio 2
S9 E2: Love Languages in Cancer Care

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On this episode of the PQI Podcast, we sit down with Jenny Hoang, PharmD, a 2024 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and pharmacist at Texas Oncology. Jenny shares how her uncle’s cancer diagnosis inspired her career — and how she’s already making an impact through an innovative pilot program that brings the Five Love Languages into oncology care.This 6-week program, developed in collaboration with social workers, helps patients and their partners strengthen communication during treatment. The results have been powerful: reduced anxiety, greater emotional support, and even one couple saying it “saved their marriage.”In this episode, you’ll hear:How love languages can be adapted into cancer care.Why pharmacists are uniquely positioned to support patients beyond medications.The measurable benefits patients and caregivers experienced from this pilot.How programs like this connect to NCODA’s PQI mission of improving quality of life.