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Cancer stories

Yami's story

Yami Moloteni was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in July 2021, when aged 18. She tells us about her cancer diagnosis and treatment and its impact on her, and offers advice to both professionals and other young cancer patients to help empower young people around healthcare.

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Richard's story

Richard Storry was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in November 2010, aged 17. Here he talks about how this impacted him, some of the specific challenges a TYA cancer patient faces and offers advice to others.

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Morven's story

Dr Morven Brown is a health psychologist and childhood cancer researcher at Newcastle University. Here, she tells us about being diagnosed with cancer as a 23-year-old, and how her own experiences have influenced her work and interests.

A group of four young friends smile for a photo. The group includes two girls and two boys: one girl is blonde with blue swimming goggles on her head, and the other is a brunette wearing a grey hoodie. One boy is blonde, wearing a white t-shirt and a dark red jacket, while the other is brunette, wearing a white t-shirt.
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James' story

James Laiolo, pictured left, was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma at age 21 and is using social media to empower other young people in healthcare.

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Wilf's story

Wilf was diagnosed with stage 4 Wilms tumour in 2022 when he was six years old. His mother, Tori, shares his story.

A young boy with a nasogastric tube is wearing a blue hat while leaning out of a plastic playhouse window.
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Oliver's story

Oliver was diagnosed with Wilms tumour when he was one year old. His mother, Ceri-Anne, shares his story.

A young boy in a long-sleeve navy top is smiling at the camera with his arm out balancing a yellow balloon character.
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Aspen's story

Aspen was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2020 when he was five years old. His mum, Kira, shares his story.

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Nuh's story

Nuh was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) on 18 March 2022, when almost eight months old. He sadly passed away on 18 October 2023. His mother, Umarah, shares his story.