Fox Chase Social Worker Anjali Albanese to Receive 2023 Compassionate Care Award From Sarcoma Foundation of America

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Anjali Albanese, MSW, LSW, OSW-C, a licensed social worker at Fox Chase Cancer Center, will receive the Compassionate Care Award from the Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA) during SFA’s Stand Up to Sarcoma Gala. 

PHILADELPHIA (August 23, 2023) — Anjali Albanese, MSW, LSW, OSW-C, a licensed social worker at Fox Chase Cancer Center, will receive the Compassionate Care Award from the Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA) during SFA’s Stand Up to Sarcoma Gala on September 19 in New York.

“I am touched and honored to be receiving this prestigious award from such an esteemed organization. As a social worker, I strive to support patients of various ages and backgrounds in navigating the life changes they and their support systems face, and this award recognizes that,” Albanese said.

The SFA is dedicated to increasing research and awareness for sarcoma and the Stand Up to Sarcoma Gala is its flagship fundraising event. Now in its 21st year, it features extraordinary honorees, tributes to sarcoma cancer survivors and advocates, and recognizes important advances in science and research. The international awards presented during the gala are the highest honors bestowed in the sarcoma community.

The SFA Compassionate Care Award is given annually to recognize a patient/nurse navigator — clinical/nurse, community health worker, social worker in the role of a navigator — for his or her outstanding contributions to patient care, support, or education. Albanese was nominated for the award by her patient Tiffany Sontos and her coworker Stephanie Greco, MD, FACS, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgical Oncology at Fox Chase.

“I have learned how to fly with broken wings, and I have Anjali to thank, because she is one of my biggest cheerleaders,” said Sontos. “She is my navigator through the healthcare system, and most importantly, she sees me as a person, not just a number. Anjali truly is and will always be my angel on earth.”

Anjali received her Master of Social Work from the School of Social Work at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Montclair State University.

The SFA is a nonprofit charitable organization that advocates for increased research to find new and better therapies with which to treat patients with sarcoma. The organization raises money to privately fund grants for sarcoma researchers and conducts education and advocacy efforts on behalf of sarcoma patients.

Fox Chase Cancer Center (Fox Chase), which includes the Institute for Cancer Research and the American Oncologic Hospital and is a part of Temple Health, is one of the leading comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase is also one of just 10 members of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet recognition for excellence six consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. It is the policy of Fox Chase Cancer Center that there shall be no exclusion from, or participation in, and no one denied the benefits of, the delivery of quality medical care on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, age, ancestry, color, national origin, physical ability, level of education, or source of payment.

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