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Teenage Cancer Trust is a cancer care and support charity in the United Kingdom that exists to improve the cancer experience of young people aged 13–24.

CLIC Sargent is a cancer charity for children, young people and their families. They provide clinical, practical, financial and emotional support to help them cope with cancer and get the most out of life.

Macmillan provide information, support and advice -  making sure there’s always someone there for you, to give you the support, energy and inspiration you need to help you feel more like you.

Jimmyteens.tv provides young people affected by cancer the opportunity to share their experiences in a creative way using video diary, animation, documentary and drama.

Youth Cancer Trust provides support and free activity holidays for young people (aged 14 to 30) living with cancer or any malignant disease.

HeadSmart provides information on the signs and symptoms of brain tumours to look out for. HeadSmart provides detailed information on conditions that can affect babies, children and teenagers and have created an informative animation to help raise awareness - please watch Sam's animation.

Monty's Corner gives support to all affected by childhood cancers, by providing information and practical guidance to cope with the illness.

The NCIN coordinates and develops information to drive improvements in prevention, standards of cancer care and clinical outcomes for cancer patients.

Little Princess Trust is a charitythat supplies real-hair wigs free of charge to children across the UK & Ireland that have lost their own hair through cancer treatment and other illnesses.  

The UK's pre-eminent brain tumour charity, saving lives through research, information, awareness and policy.

Maggie’s Centre provides free practical, emotional and social support for people with cancer and their family and friends, offering a programme of support that has been shown to strengthen physical and emotional wellbeing.

Cancer Research UK fund scientists, doctors and nurses to research cancer. They also provide cancer information to the public.

Teens Unite Fighting Cancer is dedicated to improving the lives of young people aged 13-24, with cancer and other life limiting illnesses.

The Children’s Cancer & Leukaemia Group is a UK charity dedicated to supporting research and those looking after children and teenagers with cancer.

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is a UK charity dedicated to improving the lives of patients with all types of blood cancer, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

Cancer.Net provides timely, comprehensive, oncologist-approved information from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

Livestrong.Org looks at the experiences of the cancer community and develop solutions to help more people in more situations.

Myoncofertility.org is a patient education resource provided by the Oncofertility Consortium.

CHAS is the only charity in Scotland that provides vital hospice services for children and young people with life-shortening conditions.

It's Good 2 Give offers support to young people with cancer and their families, providing day to day services in the wards in the East of Scotland to make life more bearable. Please see our website for more information on what we do.

SHARE is a new NHS Research Scotland initiative created to establish a register of people interested in participating in health research and who agree to allow SHARE to use the coded data in their various NHS computer records to check whether they might be suitable for health research studies. This access can be incredibly useful when it comes to developing new treatments and cures for a wide variety of health conditions.

When you join, you might be invited to take part in a health research study in the future but it would be up to you at the time to decide if you wanted to participate.

It only takes a minute to join the SHARE register, but together we can make a real difference to Scotland's future health.

Asbestos.com - provides information about mesothelioma in young adults and children including cutting edge treatment.

Counselling Directory is a confidential service that encourages those in distress to seek help. The directory contains information on many different types of distress as well as articles news and events.

We provide sailing trips to young people aged between 8 and 24 who are in recovery from Cancer and Leukaemia. The trips are free and are split into Under 18s and over 18s. We have a base in Largs, North Ayrshire.

We support young adults with cancer aged 18-39 yrs and we are building relationships with Teenage Cancer Trust and CLIC Sargent to build a transition pathway that ensures young adults are supported beyond age 25.

Read about the experiences of other childhood cancer survivors and information on what you need to know about late effects.

Move More Edinburgh is a physical activity programme for people aged 16+ to support you to get active and stay active.  For more info contact movemore@edinburghleisure.co.uk or text 07834 106 232.

We provide: Support for parents/patients in the form of a Hospital Liasion, Advice, Outings for patients, Links to Support Groups, Regular newsletters, Coffee Mornings and much more - please see our websitefor more information on what we do.

At CLAN we offer a dedicated, confidential service through our team of support workers for children, young people and families. Through their work they aim to provide information, listen to the individual and allow children and young people to explore their difficult feelings in a safe and secure environment. The team are also fully trained to undertake loss and bereavement work.

The Scottish Sarcoma Network is one of the three National Managed Clinical Networks for Cancer in Scotland. Its primary aim is to ensure equity of care for all patients in Scotland with sarcoma.  The aim will be achieved by prospectively auditing the quality of care provided to all patients in Scotland so that continual improvements can be made.  This will hopefully lead to the outcomes and quality of life for patients being improved.

The Scottish HepatoPancreatoBiliary Network is one of the three National Managed Clinical Networks for Cancer in Scotland. Its primary aim is to ensure equity of care for all patients in Scotland with cancer of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder or biliary tree.  The aim will be achieved by prospectively auditing the quality of care provided to all patients in Scotland so that continual improvements can be made. This will hopefully lead to the outcomes and quality of life for patients being improved.

The Scottish Adult Neuro-Oncology Network is one of three National Managed Clinical Networks for Cancer in Scotland.  It was set up to encourage better coordination, collaboration and communication between the various disciplines which constitute the specialty of Neuro-Oncology across Scotland. The aim of SANON therefore is to link together health professionals, patients, their families/carers, voluntary sector representatives and external companies to ensure the delivery of equitable, high quality, clinically effective care for patients diagnosed with brain and central nervous system tumours.  By working to meet this aim we will be able to design and deliver the best service to patients and carers in Scotland.​

Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (TYAC) believes that every young person with cancer has the right to prompt diagnosis and age-appropriate treatment and support from specialist professionals trained in caring for young people with cancer. We are a registered charity and the UK's only membership body open to all professionals involved in the care of teenagers and young adults with cancer.