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My experience going from ‘cancer kid’ to doctor
Kate reflects on her experience of having leukaemia aged nine and how it’s led her to where she is today - about to start work as a junior doctor.
Nancy’s Story: “I honestly can’t think of what it would be like without Yo...
Nancy was diagnosed with a brain tumour at just one year old and had to have two surgeries and high dose chemotherapy treatment.
Paarus’s Story: “It made us realise what is important”
Paarus was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at 13 and had to start treatment at Royal Marsden Hospital
“Writing this poem helped me find some light in the chaos…” Aa...
At just 19, Aagoon had not long moved to the UK to study Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh when she received...
What is ‘Voice’ at Young Lives vs Cancer?
Emma Wood, Voice Manager talks about the crucial work of bringing young people with lived experience into our work.
Zane’s story: “No-one thinks their 15 year old is going to get a typ...
Ever since Zane was told his cancer had returned and it is terminal, he and his family have been focused on creating memories together
Josh’s story: I was starting a new chapter of my life, then I found out I had ...
Josh had just started a new job and moved to London when he got the life-changing news he had cancer at 24 years old
Isobel’s story: Cancer diagnosis at 19 turns life upside down
Isobel’s story: Cancer diagnosis at 19 turns life upside down April is Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month (TYACAM). Launched in 2023...
“I would give anything to be back in the room with Orla”: Orla’...
Ahead of Mother's Day, mum Naomi speaks about her daughter Orla who sadly died in August 2023 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour