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JD Wetherspoon reach £22million fundraising milestone for young people with cancer

Monday 18 September 2023

Staff from JD Wetherspoon pubs across the UK have raised £22million for their charity partner Young Lives vs Cancer

Young people with cancer deliver petition for help with travel costs to treatment to 10 Downing Street

Thursday 14 September 2023

Young people with cancer knock on the door of 10 Downing Street to deliver Young Lives vs Cancer's petition for a Young Cancer Patient Travel Fund

Holly Willoughby launches t-shirt for Young Lives vs Cancer

Friday 8 September 2023

TV presenter Holly Willoughby has joined forces with Young Lives vs Cancer to launch a limited-edition t-shirt. The t-shirt’s design centres on a message of love and will be available for a month from Friday 8 September during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

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