TEENAGE CANCER TRUST
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Mission Statement
Young people with cancer need specialised nursing and emotional support. Teenage Cancer Trust is the only UK charity meeting this critical need. Right now we can only help half of young people with cancer with our world-leading nursing.
About This Cause
We make sure young people don't face cancer alone. We do it by helping young people and their families deal with the many ways that cancer can affect your body, your mind and your life. We do it in partnership with the NHS and by bringing young people together so they can support each other. And we do it from the moment cancer is diagnosed until long after treatment is over. What that means day-to-day varies a lot, from giving straightforward answers about treatment or relationships, to delivering specialist nursing care. It can be helping young people with cancer deal with their worries together, explaining complex medical language, or helping young people talk to their employers about what’s going on. But whatever we do, we’re here to make sure young people always have someone to turn to. Our 28 purpose-built NHS wards (usually called units) across the UK are at the core of our work. They’re designed to feel more like a home than a hospital ward. They’re comfortable and contemporary, rather than simply clinical. And they bring young people together, because talking to someone who knows what you’re going through is a vital way of feeling less alone and more normal. We're also rolling out a new support package that will see our teams of expert staff travel to other hospitals and to young people’s homes to make sure we reach everyone who needs us, wherever they live. And as well as being there for young people after diagnosis, we also spread the word about the impact of cancer on young people in all sorts of ways. We do presentations in schools. We help medical professionals and politicians to understand why young people with cancer need specific support. And we publish a wide range of no-nonsense information resources.