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Yami Moloteni was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in July 2021, when aged 18. She tells us about her cancer diagnosis and treatment and its impact on her, and offers advice to both professionals and other young cancer patients to help empower young people around healthcare.

Richard Storry was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in November 2010, aged 17. Here he talks about how this impacted him, some of the specific challenges a TYA cancer patient faces and offers advice to others.

Dr Morven Brown is a health psychologist and childhood cancer researcher at Newcastle University. Here, she tells us about being diagnosed with cancer as a 23-year-old, and how her own experiences have influenced her work and interests.

Ro Cartwright was diagnosed with cancer in 1968, aged eight. Now 63, she reflects on her experiences, including the difference in treatment and care seen today, and how more has come to be learnt about the long-term effects of children’s cancer.

Mila Rundic was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in September 2022 when she was 19 years old. She tells about the impact of her cancer on her formative years, and offers advice to young cancer patients, as well as those close to them.

Kiya Kanani was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021 when aged 15. She shares her story and tells us why raising awareness of cancer in young people is so important to her.

Ross Long was 16 years old when diagnosed with abdominal B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2013. Here, he offers advice to young cancer patients and those around them and tells us what he wants people to know about having cancer as a young person.