On Treatment support

• Attend the ward on a monthly basis for peer support activities

Off Treatment support

• Residential trips for young people

• Trips and events

• Sibling support groups

• Practical and social support

• On site at the hospital and you can visit whenever.

• Can help with financial and benefits advice and wellbeing

Young Lives vs Cancer Specialist Social Workers are here to help you get the emotional and practical support you need throughout treatment.  We can support you in hospital or at home with:

•            Handling the day-to-day challenges that come with your diagnosis

•            Emotional support for you and your family

•            Money worries and accessing welfare advice, including understanding your benefits entitlement

•            Questions about work or your education

•            Managing housing difficulties or challenging family situations

You can contact the Young Lives vs Cancer team directly, or you can ask another professional who’s supporting you to contact them on your behalf.

• Free sailing trips for young people post treatment on the Isle of Wight

• Apply via your YSC or Clinical Nurse Specialist- They will let you know when applications go out!

• Real hair wigs for young people up to the age of 24

• You can refer yourself or ask one of the TYA team to do it for you!

• Part of the cancer support team at Addenbrookes

• Typically for support and advice for over 25s but can be used by anyone

• Support the ward and the staff on the ward (Youth Support Coordinator, Clinical Nurse Specialist)

• Lots of information about what its like to be a young person with cancer, symptom management, life after cancer

• Offer support both in person and online for those in their 20s and 30s for life after cancer

• Charity supporting LGBTQ-IA individuals facing a cancer diagnosis

• Run peer support groups in person and online

• Inform hospitals on how to provide patient centred care for LGBTQ-IA people

• On site at Addenbrookes, provides specialist physio for those experiencing side effects from a cancer diagnosis

• Referrals made by a member of the TYA team

• Charity in the Norfolk area for support and guidance

• Offer in person meet ups and peer support groups as well as counselling and wellbeing sessions

• Mental health support for anyone with a cancer diagnosis up to 29 years old

• Counselling also available for families of a young person

• Fully funded 12 week personal training sessions for people post treatment to encourage strength training

• Supported gyms in London, Norwich and Hertford

• Free holidays in Dorset for people on treatment and after

• This includes meals, refreshments and activities!

• Gifts and experiences for young people and their families

• Includes restaurant trips, hotel stays and even festival tickets

• Football related trips and experiences for young people

• Typically mascot experiences for under 14s and hospitality packages for overs, but no age limit on either

• Applied for via Young Lives

• Offers support for those in their 20s and 30s after treatment

• In person meet ups as well as lots of online resources about getting back to work, family life etc

• On the ward workshops to learn how to look after your skin and how to use your makeup whilst on treatment

• For all genders, some sessions are focussed on make up whilst others are about skincare or grooming

• Online forum and support groups for people with a visible difference on their face or upper body

• Support for those living with a brain tumour

• How to manage side effects, financial guidance and a free counselling service

• Virtual support group for individuals with tongue cancer

• Global charity but have country specific virtual groups and forums

• 8 week online fitness programme for young people during and after cancer

• 1:1 personal training for personalised fitness goals

• WGS can help to understand:

  Why you have developed the cancer, Which treatments may work best, If you are at risk of other cancers

• You can choose to have this test or not, and it should be offered to you soon after diagnosis

• Written by a young person about their experience of early menopause following treatment

• A guide to menopause for young people following treatment for cancer

• Includes details on how to recognise the signs, manage symptoms, and advocate for your body

• Online and in person support groups for people of all ages with Lymphoma

• Sections on the website for relatives, life post cancer, or on maintenance.

• Dedicated practical support for young people living with sarcoma and their relatives

• Considerations for safe and inclusive care for transgender and non-binary patients

• Information about the support available for those having treatment in Ipswich

• Leaflet written by young people for Teenage Cancer Trust about what to expect following your diagnosis

  
  

• A longer book/ resource about most of the things you can expect following diagnosis

• Information about treatment, hospital stays, relationships and life after cancer

• Information on what to expect when having radiotherapy as part of your treatment

• Informative and factual information about how to look after yourself/ a sibling when the family faces a cancer diagnosis

• Events and peer support groups for parents, siblings and family members to help with the challenges of supporting someone with cancer

• How to look after yourself when your sibling has a cancer diagnosis

• Can self refer if you live with cancer or have a history of cancer where you feel it interacts with your gender-affirming care.

• Specialist MDT that will discuss how they can support your specific needs whilst undergoing treatment or after

• Episode discussing the unique challenges of young people living with cancer

• More local information to Ipswich but also talks more broadly

• Lots of publications about different treatments, symptoms and diagnosis

• Able to navigate the website for children or for Teenagers and Young Adults

• General information about radiotherapy treatment

• Frequently asked questions about maintaining relationships and having sex whilst on treatment and after

• Written by C9 doctors and nurses answering commonly asked questions about safe sex on treatment

• Check if you are eligible for help with purchasing a car, or help with adaptations to your current car

• Explains life after treatment and how to manage symptoms, follow up appointments and key information post cancer

• Non cancer specific support for young people with guidance on a number of mental health questions

• What is proton beam therapy and how to plan for your treatment

• Side effects of treatment and how to cope

• Navigating spirituality in a time of questioning and uncertainty

• How to connect with your spirituality instead of religion

• Available to visit you on the ward to chat about anything, this doesn't have to be faith related

• Multifaith area in the main concourse available for patients and relatives to sit alone or chat with a member of their team

• Testicular cancer charity based in Norfolk

• Provide goodie bags to patients and can put you in contact with other Testicular Cancer patients to talk about shared experiences if you wish

• Leukaemia and other blood cancers

• Info guides on coping with treatment, FAQs, and how to manage work or education

• Online support groups for your partner or plus one to talk to others in the same boat about their experiences of your diagnosis

• Online support groups for people aged 18-30 with a cancer diagnosis

• Information on how to access mental health support, exercise programmes, food and nutrition advice and much more!

• Online support groups for people aged 18-30 with a cancer diagnosis

• Information on how to access mental health support, exercise programmes, food and nutrition advice and much more!

• Information about the wellbeing service available for patients in Peterborough

• In person service offering workshops, exercise classes, art therapy and more

• Website to help find cancer support services near you

• Can be filtered by area, cancer type and your age to find the most relevant support

• Weekend breaks, concerts, sport events and lots of other trips and experiences for young people and their families in Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire or Hertfordshire.

• You can apply for these yourselves or a family member can apply on your behalf.

• Support groups on and offline for young people with breast cancer

• Run residentials and one day events for just young people, or some for any age

• App for chatting to other cancer patients and has the option to arrange meet ups as a group or 1-1.

• Support for people affected by primary bone cancer

• Host meet ups- The next one is in Cambridge on 4th October 2025.

• Introduction to some of the faces and services you will meet on C9

• Information and guidance about ovarian cancers

• Section for younger women and booklet about coping with the psychosocial affects of ovarian cancer

• Support services for Young People and adults diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia