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Give Christmas back to families facing cancer

Childhood cancer tears families apart and children can face a Christmas far from home, separated from their loved ones.
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Information and support

Coronavirus - advice for cancer patients
Coronavirus advice and resources to help you through this unsettling time
Supporting you through coronavirus
Daisy - who has been supported by CLIC Sargent
Everything you might need when you've been diagnosed with cancer.
My cancer toolkit
Sofyan - a young cancer patient - and his mum
Your go-to place for all the info you might need as a parent
My child has cancer

Featured stories

Social workers
Ainsley’s story: “Nothing ever prepares you for the mental toll the treatment takes on you. My independence and dignity were stripped away from me.”

Aged 21, Ainsley struggled with the impact of his diagnosis. Here he shares his story and how his Young Lives vs Cancer social worker, Eve, helped him.

Children
Aaron’s story: “Ciaran’s house was an amazing resource and we used it right through Aaron’s treatment”

Aaron and his family stayed in Ciaran's House throughout his treatment to minimise their travel costs as well as the hours back and forth from home to hospital.

Children
Dylan’s story: “No matter what else is going on, his treatment is always going to be the most important thing for three years”

Dylan was diagnosed with leukaemia at just two years old, after months in and out of hospital he is now returning to nursery.

How you can help

Get volunteering

Choosing to join #TeamYoungLives as a volunteer may just be one of the best decisions you make.

Get campaigning

Help the voices and experiences of young people with cancer, and their families, to be heard.

Get fundraising

Raising money for Young Lives vs Cancer will directly help children and young people with cancer.