Ro Cartwright was diagnosed with cancer in 1968, aged eight. Now 63, she reflects on her experiences, including the difference in treatment and care seen today, and how more has come to be learnt about the long-term effects of children’s cancer.
At 17 months old, on 9 April 2018, Fraser was diagnosed with stage B acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). His mum Alison shares his story.
Amelia was originally diagnosed with Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) at 9 months old. Here she shares her story.
Rosie was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) at the age of three. Her mum, Jenny, shares her story.
Mila Rundic was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in September 2022 when she was 19 years old. She tells about the impact of her cancer on her formative years, and offers advice to young cancer patients, as well as those close to them.
Kiya Kanani was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021 when aged 15. She shares her story and tells us why raising awareness of cancer in young people is so important to her.
Ross Long was 16 years old when diagnosed with abdominal B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2013. Here, he offers advice to young cancer patients and those around them and tells us what he wants people to know about having cancer as a young person.
Ellie Waters was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma aged 14. She explains how it influenced her ambition to become a doctor, the impact of her cancer and why it’s so important to raise awareness of the issues that young cancer patients face.
Beatrix was diagnosed with Wilms tumour a few weeks after her first birthday in August 2021. Her mum, Ellouise, shares her story.
