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.
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.
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.
The TYAC Professional Education Group (PEG) organised a poetry experience with Beth Calverley as a creative activity for professionals, knowing the extra pressure that COVID has brought them.
With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying many of its plans, Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (TYAC) has revisited its ambitious 2020-2025 strategic plan. Ashley Ball-Gamble, CEO of TYAC and CCLG, explains more.
In TYAC's ambitious strategy for 2020 - 2025, one of our aims was to lead and fund world-class research dedicated to teenage and young adult cancers. Following a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, today we're proud to launch our first research strategy to help fulfil that goal.
A key role of TYAC is producing good practice guidance for professionals working with teenage and young adults with cancer. The aim of our Good Practice Guides is to provide information, advice and support for providing effective TYA cancer services, and ultimately ensuring the best possible experience for young people with cancer.
The TYAC (Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer) Professional Education Group has an exciting opportunity for young people to become a Young People's Representative. The role will be at the heart of the the group's efforts to improve the care of teenage and young adults during and following cancer treatment.
Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (TYAC) is proud to have funded its first two research projects to help young people with cancer.
Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (TYAC) is proud to announce it has funded two brand-new research projects that will answer questions important to teenagers and young adults with cancer.
