Teenage & Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month

Raising awareness and knowledge of Teenage and Young Adult Cancer in April

This April we’re proud to work together with our partner charities to launch the first ever Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month 💛 

Each year in the UK, 2374 young people aged 16-24 are diagnosed with cancer and must deal with the impact of treatment on top of the difficult challenges that teens and young adults already face. 

It’s time to make a change! Together we can break down the barriers and make a for change for all teenagers and young adults with cancer.

Teenagers and young adults have very different needs to young children and older adults facing cancer. They need special, tailored approach to improving cancer diagnosis, treatment, care and support.

Charities come together to launch Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month this April 

Friendships. Relationships. Exams. Parties. Hormones. Travel? University? Kids? Being a teenager or young adult can be difficult, but should also be super exciting. There are so many important decisions, that first sweet smell of freedom. Independence. 

Then you hear the three words you least expected: “you have cancer”, and all those plans, hopes and dreams threaten to come crashing down. 

Around 2,300 young people aged 15-24 are diagnosed with cancer every year. Imagine being a teenager or young adult and having to juggle the unique challenges that this time brings – on top of dealing with a cancer diagnosis and the huge impact of treatment. 

Cancer is different in young people. They have very different needs to younger children and older adults facing this disease, so they need a special, tailored approach to improving cancer diagnosis, treatment, care and support. 

The far-reaching impact of cancer does not end when treatment ends. Quality of life and learning to live well with cancer is vital too. The impact of a cancer diagnosis can continue for many years. 

We must raise awareness of the distinct challenges this age group face and make a difference for young people with cancer. That’s why we’re launching Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month this April. 

So young people can share their stories and be listened to. So that together we can tackle the challenges and make a change. 

The Ella Dawson Foundation is delighted to join the growing group of charities from across the UK that have come together for the first Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month this April. 

Throughout April, our charity will be sharing young people’s experiences of cancer, raising awareness of the unique needs of this age group, showing how we support young people and work to improve their experience through specialised services and research, and highlighting where change is urgently needed. 

Search #TYACAM to follow Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month and find out how the charities are raising awareness and how you can get involved this April.