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In this section of the resource you will find introductory information about children and young people’s cancer services.

Children are often seen in both primary (GP) and secondary care (local hospital) setting prior to presentation. However in the UK and Ireland, there is a network of tertiary specialist centres, known as Principal Treatment Centres, for diagnosing and treating cancer in children and young people (CYP)

In this section of the resource you will find information about some of the commonest challenges faced by children with cancer.

Fatigue is a common and often debilitating side-effect of cancer treatment or sometimes of the cancer itself. The teenage and young adult age group are affected by this more so than younger children.

Changes in behaviour when a child or young person has cancer.

The need for invasive procedures is kept to a minimum and they are performed in the least painful and stressful way.

Information about hair loss and changes in appearance when children and young people have cancer.

It is natural for children and young people of all ages to regress when they are unwell. The manifestations of this vary with age.

Sleep patterns in children and young people (CYP) with cancer may be and most often are disrupted.

With a cancer diagnosis comes the necessity of taking medications.