If you have Leukaemia or Other Form of Cancer or you know someone who has then this is for you.
By clicking on the following link you can hear from other other youngsters who have Cancer. Please be aware that all the youngsters featured do have a form of cancer. They will give you some useful tips and advice. Please remember when using the links to press the back button to return to this website. Video Footage Statistics :- There are 500 children under the age of 15 diagnosed with Leukaemia in the UK each year. Each day in the UK, 6 teenagers are diagnosed with cancer – that is over 2,200 new cases every year. Cancer is the most common cause of non-accidental death in teens and young adults in the UK. 1 in 330 boys and 1 in 420 girls will contract cancer before their 20th birthday. By the age of 15 you have a 1 in 600 chance of developing cancer. By the age of 24 you will have a 1 in 285 chance of developing cancer. In the last 30 years, the incidence of cancer in the teenage and young adult group has increased by 50% and for the first time ever, the number of teens with cancer now exceeds the number of children with cancer. Teenagers contract some of the most aggressive cancers that are made worse by their growth spurts. Check out the information on the right hand panel for further information. Other Useful links:-
Teenage Cancer Trust CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA Leukaemia Research Fund
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