Media Centre

For media enquiries only (including Out of Hours), call our Media and PR team on 0844 848 1189 or email mediarelations@younglivesvscancer.org.uk (Please note, we are only able to help with media queries on this number, for anything else please call 0300 330 0803).

Young Lives vs Cancer’s #RunningOnEmpty report looks into the impact travel costs have on young people with cancer and their families

Tuesday 13 June 2023

The new report includes data gathered via Young Lives vs Cancer's survey of over 250 respondents and outlines the impact of travel costs during treatment

Young Lives vs Cancer launches new Pride pin badges for frontline staff

Thursday 1 June 2023

The new Pride pin badge is available for all frontline staff and is on sale for supporters on our online shop

Young Lives vs Cancer announces the closure of its charity shops 

Friday 26 May 2023

Young Lives vs Cancer has announced its chain of 13 shops will close over the next 18 months. 

Bullseye! JD Wetherspoon staff raise over £141,000 for young people facing cancer at annual darts tournament

Wednesday 12 April 2023

Staff from over 300 JD Wetherspoon pubs took part in the company's annual fundraising darts tournament

Charities come together to launch Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month this April

Thursday 16 March 2023

Cancer charities from across the UK have come together for the first Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month.

“The Government urgently needs to step in and provide better support” Young Lives vs Cancer Chief Executive Rachel Kirby-Rider reacts to Spring Budget announcement

Wednesday 15 March 2023

Young Lives vs Cancer Chief Executive Rachel Kirby-Rider responds to Spring Budget and what it means for children and young people with cancer and their families

Building a better future for children and young people diagnosed with cancer – ground-breaking research commissioned

Wednesday 18 January 2023

Leading cancer charities Young Lives vs Cancer, the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG), the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, and Teenage Cancer Trust are working with Dartington Service Design Lab to better understand the needs of young cancer patients and how we can create a better future for them.

SHAPING THE FUTURE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH CANCER ​

Young Lives vs Cancer responds to 2021 Under-16 Cancer Patient Experience Survey results

Thursday 8 December 2022

Young Lives vs Cancer responds to the results of 2021's survey

Crisis Fund appeal for families of children with cancer

Monday 14 November 2022