Recent Stories
Learn more about what young people feel about having cancer, what they go through and how they cope by reading these personal stories from young people with cancer from across the UK.
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Josh Smith
Cancer category: Soft tissue sarcomas
Cancer type: Other soft tissue sarcomasJosh was diagnosed with a tumour on his pelvis in January 2011. After a short stay on an adult ward, Josh has received all of his treatment on Teenage Cancer Trust’s unit in Newcastle.
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Dom Dichen
Cancer category: Bone tumours
Cancer type: OsteosarcomaDom was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at the age of 17. After over a year of treatment, he is now in remission and back at college.
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Ailsa MacGregor
Cancer category: Leukaemias
Cancer type: Acute lymphoid leukaemiaAilsa was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia at the age of 17. She is half way through a two year treatment cycle.
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April Kendall
Cancer category: Misc specified neoplasms
Cancer type: NoneApril was diagnosed with cancer of the thyroid, a gland in the front of the neck, when she was 18. Diagnosed after she found visible swelling on her neck she is now aware more than ever that …
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Sam Kennard
Cancer category: Lymphomas
Cancer type: Hodgkin’s diseaseSam was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Stage II, when he was 16.
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Jo Pitt
Cancer category: Undefined
Cancer type: NoneJo was diagnosed with Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) when she was 15 years old and spent two and a half years having treatment…
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Maya Lund
Cancer category: Lymphomas
Cancer type: Hodgkin’s diseaseI’ve had a mixture of experiences going through cancer. At the start it was a rollercoaster.
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Louise Barnes
Cancer category: Bone tumours
Cancer type: NoneLouise was first diagnosed in 1997 with cancer of the bone in her arm when she was 14 years old. She had no idea what was about to happen and how her life was going to change.
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Talking cancer
Two young cancer patients, Dom and Kayleigh talk about their experiences with cancer, and how Teenage Cancer Trust has helped them cope with their diagnosis and treatment.
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