Blog
Our blog introduces you to everything we do. Listen to other people's experiences, hear cancer tips and advice or where to go to get involved.
What is our Children and Young People’s Cancer Plan all about?
We’re calling for a Children and Young People’s Cancer Plan to meet the specific needs of children and young people with cancer.
Fight Club: Aasiyah’s story. “You’ve been the biggest support.”
Mum Rizwana shares how our supporters made sure social worker, Becca, could be there for her daughter Aasiyah when she was diagnosed aged two.
Fight Club: Lewis’ story. “I’ll never tire of volunteering.”
Lewis was diagnosed with leukaemia aged 17. He now volunteers on our Voice Board, putting young cancer patients at the heart of everything we do.
Fight Club: Vic’s story. “Without your support, I would’ve stopped...
The toll of cancer and its costs meant Vic nearly stopped treatment. Read how our supporters were there when she thought she had to do it all alone.
Fight Club: London Marathon Legends
See incredible images from this year’s London Marathon and read about Carl and Chantelle, who ran in memory of their son, James.
Fight Club: Remember Oscar?
Social worker, Nicky, shares an update on Oscar and his family, who you supported when he was diagnosed at just five months old.
Fight Club: Leave a legacy of hope with your Will
Crystal believed cancer had destroyed her dream career but a Young Lives vs Cancer grant changed everything.
“Our children and young people’s cancer plan is ambitious but it should ...
Helen Gravestock, Director of Policy, Influencing and Voice at Young Lives vs Cancer on why a Children and Young People’s Cancer Plan is so needed.
How do Young Lives vs Cancer Social Workers support young people in education?
Education is a huge part of young people’s lives, and a cancer diagnosis can throw their plans completely off course. We asked two of our social wor...