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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.
Why Pride matters for young people with cancer
One of our social workers talks about the unique challenges LGBTQIA+ young people with cancer face and how they support them.
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.
“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...
How does Young Lives vs Cancer help young people face dying?
As part of Dying Matters Awareness Week, we asked two of our social workers how they support young people facing the end of their lives.
Being trans with cancer
One young adult we support bravely agreed to tell his story and highlight the challenges he’s faced as a transgender cancer patient.
What Pride means to our social workers
Young Lives vs Cancer Social Worker Lyn reflects on what Pride means for her and her work with children and young people facing cancer.