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Charity finds having cancer adds almost £700 a month to outgoing for young cancer patients and their families, and for majority this coincides with significant loss of income

Tuesday 5 September 2023

Young Lives vs Cancers launches new Cancer Costs report

“It was costing us £52 in parking for a few days” Charity finds two thirds of young cancer patients have to pay for hospital parking

Tuesday 29 August 2023

Young Lives vs Cancer launches new report into the costs and impacts of parking on young people with cancer and their families when travelling for cancer treatment

Young cancer patient Vic having chemotherapy at the hospital

Our response to the government’s interim report on its Major Conditions Strategy in England

Monday 14 August 2023

Our response to Northern Ireland Teenage and Young Adult cancer service review

Tuesday 1 August 2023

UK-wide billboards raise awareness of Young Lives vs Cancer’s campaign on young cancer patients’ travel costs

Monday 31 July 2023

Young Lives vs Cancer launch new billboards with support from JCDecaux Community Channel

Our response to the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan

Friday 30 June 2023

Young Lives vs Cancer responds to NHS' Long-Term Workforce Plan

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.