EVERY year around 170 young people aged 13-24 in the South West hear the devastating words “you have cancer”.
This year Teenage Cancer Trust nurses and youth workers across the region have gone above and beyond to ensure that cancer doesn’t stop them living their lives.
Alongside providing urgently needed specialist care they have helped them cope with hair loss, to stay in education or work, reduced isolation by introducing them to other young people with cancer and helped them manage the financial impact of treatment.
They have also helped some come to terms with a terminal diagnosis and supported them to do the things they wanted to in the time they had left - whether that was getting married, doing a sky dive, attending a school prom, or planning how to say goodbye to loved ones.
The nurses and youth workers the Teenage Cancer Trust fund in your area only have the specialist training and time needed to go above and beyond for young people with cancer thanks to donations from people like you.
We welcome donations and support from the local community to help with our work in the coming year, so that we can make sure every teenager and young person with cancer gets the support they need.
To donate or support the charity in other ways visit: www.teenagecancertrust.org .
Dr Louise Soanes
Chief Nurse
Teenage Cancer Trust