Research
We carry out and support research into issues that affect children and young people with cancer and their families. This informs our campaigning work, ensuring the experiences of children and young people are at the heart of everything we do, and helps us make change happen.
Our latest research: The cost of waiting
Our latest piece of research explores the experiences of children and young people with cancer and their families as they navigate the process of claiming disability benefits following their diagnosis.
The impact of cancer on young lives is far more than medical. With it, comes a hidden and often devastating financial burden that many do not see or expect.
While disability benefits are meant to help with these additional costs, our research found that many children and young people with cancer and their families are left waiting significant periods, for support they desperately need.
The cost of waiting, March 2025Research we support
As well as carrying out our own research, we also support projects that seek to understand and address the impact a cancer diagnosis has on children, young people and their families.
We don’t fund research, but we do support in several other ways, including:
- Sharing research opportunities with the young people and families we support
- Offering information and guidance on conducting research with young cancer patients and their families.
If you’d like Young Lives vs Cancer to support with a research project please complete our external research request form. You can also reach out to us at research@younglivesvscancer.org.uk.
Our previously published research
To find out more about the research we have undertaken, take a look at a selection of our previous research reports below.
Contact us
If you have any questions about our research, please email research@younglivesvscancer.org.uk