You may know a lot about your illness or you may know very little. You may have many questions about what happens next, and how your diagnosis and treatment may affect your future life.
The information on this website has been written by multi-professional experts in the field of children’s cancer and helps answer some questions you might have and explain why you may still need follow-up care.
Survivor experiences
We are grateful for other childhood cancer survivors who have kindly shared their experiences of life after having had cancer treatment as a child, teenager or young adult.
Follow-up care after treatment
As a survivor of childhood cancer, it is important you are offered the opportunity to understand your previous treatment in a specialist long-term follow-up clinic. You may know a lot about your illness or you may know very little.
What do I need to know?
These information sections will help to answer many of the questions you have on surviving cancer as a child, teenager or young adult.
Cancer stories
Read personal stories from young people and families affected by cancer. Each of these stories has been submitted to us by a young person or family with first-hand experience of childhood cancer, whether currently or in the past.
Useful links
Useful information and organisations for people who have had cancer as a child, teenager or young adult.
Living beyond cancer information pack
Our 'Living beyond cancer' information pack has been written for you by clinical experts to help you live a healthy life after having cancer as a child, teenager or young adult.
Kimberley's story
Kimberley Hattersley-Barton was first diagnosed with cancer when she was just 13 months old and has received a further four diagnoses since.
Late effects
All cancer treatments are different and affect people in different ways. Most people have some side effects during treatment. But some people also have late effects of treatment.