April is Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness month 🧡
To mark #TYACAM, I’m supporting @teenagecancertrust.bsky.social's #AndYoungPeople campaign, ensuring that young people’s voices are not overlooked, but listened to.
To mark #TYACAM, I’m supporting @teenagecancertrust.bsky.social's #AndYoungPeople campaign, ensuring that young people’s voices are not overlooked, but listened to.
April 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Go to www.teenagecancertrust.org/pledge to sign our open letter and add your name to our campaign.
#AndYoungPeople #TYACAM #TeenageCancer
#AndYoungPeople #TYACAM #TeenageCancer
Support our #AndYoungPeople campaign | Teenage Cancer Trust
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April 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Young people like Kate should have their whole lives ahead of them.
After being diagnosed with advanced Ewing sarcoma aged 24, Kate’s options were limited. She died just eight months later.
Donate today to help save lives: ow.ly/HEhn50VymiO
#TYACAM #UntilTheresACure
After being diagnosed with advanced Ewing sarcoma aged 24, Kate’s options were limited. She died just eight months later.
Donate today to help save lives: ow.ly/HEhn50VymiO
#TYACAM #UntilTheresACure
April 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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It's Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month #TYACAM!
Each year, 2,300 young people (15-24) in the UK are diagnosed with cancer. Together as 19 charities, we’re working to ensure young people with cancer get the care they need & deserve 💛
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Each year, 2,300 young people (15-24) in the UK are diagnosed with cancer. Together as 19 charities, we’re working to ensure young people with cancer get the care they need & deserve 💛
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April 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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"Cancer diagnosis at 19 left me feeling isolated." Jake shares his experience of being diagnosed with brain cancer while at university this Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #TYACAM
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April 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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"Writing this poem helped me find some light in the chaos." Aagoon wrote Tumour Humour, a poem about being diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin's Lymphoma when she was 19.
Read it in full here: ow.ly/Yvet50VAHZC
#TYACAM #WorldArtDay
Read it in full here: ow.ly/Yvet50VAHZC
#TYACAM #WorldArtDay
April 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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“I felt as though I was building momentum in this new life and then I had to put that all on pause.” Josh, 24, shares his experience of cancer as part of Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month. Read more 👉 ow.ly/f1f250Vy0L6 #TYACAM
Josh’s story: I was starting a new chapter of my life, then I found out I had cancer
Josh was diagnosed with cancer at just 24 years old. Read his story here as part of Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month.
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April 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Thanks to @sharonbarbourbbc.bsky.social and BBC Look North for sharing Jake's story this Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month #TYACAM
April 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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In #TYACAM, know the symptoms of primary bone cancer 🚨
Our video features real teenage and young adult (TYA) patients outlining some of the symptoms to look out for.
If you’re concerned, please contact your GP or doctor.
#TYACancer #Support #Awareness #UntilTheresACure
Our video features real teenage and young adult (TYA) patients outlining some of the symptoms to look out for.
If you’re concerned, please contact your GP or doctor.
#TYACancer #Support #Awareness #UntilTheresACure
April 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Kate was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in July 2021 after a difficult journey which included multiple consultations, scans, and a sciatica misdiagnosis 🎗️
She died in March 2022, aged 25.
Learn more: ow.ly/6xgU50VqB3r
#TYACAM #TYACancer #Awareness #UntilTheresACure
She died in March 2022, aged 25.
Learn more: ow.ly/6xgU50VqB3r
#TYACAM #TYACancer #Awareness #UntilTheresACure
April 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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We want to thank decision makers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who have showed their support for teenagers and young adults this #TYACAM 💙 (3/3)
April 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Really proud to be working in collaboration with other CYP cancer charities this #TYACAM. Coming together and working in genuine partnership we better amplify the voice of young cancer patients and highlight their support needs. We're #BetterTogether
This April, we're joining other cancer charities to raise awareness of the unique set of challenges facing young people with cancer during Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month. Help us amplify their voices this #TYACAM. Read more 👉 ow.ly/Q5SQ50Vs5MS
April 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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🔊 “Much easier to treat than most adult tumours...”
Tune into our childhood cancer episode of #GPsTalkCancer this Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month to enhance your knowledge on managing paediatric cancer in primary care.
#TYACAM #teenagecancer #primarycare
Tune into our childhood cancer episode of #GPsTalkCancer this Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month to enhance your knowledge on managing paediatric cancer in primary care.
#TYACAM #teenagecancer #primarycare
April 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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A heartfelt thank you to Asha, Zaid, Taylor & Eilidh for sharing their stories to raise awareness of the unique challenges facing teenagers & young adults with cancer. Their stories show why it’s crucial to continue research into what makes cancer different for young people.
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"What changed when I was diagnosed with cancer" - Cancer Research UK - Cancer News
Four teenagers and young adults tell us what it's like to receive a lifechanging cancer diagnosis while your life is still taking shape.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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April is Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month 🎗️
Primary bone cancer is responsible for 16% of all cancer-related deaths in teenagers and young adults (TYAs).
Please show your support for our campaign: ow.ly/u1sz50VqAph
#TYACAM #TYACancer #UntilTheresACure
Primary bone cancer is responsible for 16% of all cancer-related deaths in teenagers and young adults (TYAs).
Please show your support for our campaign: ow.ly/u1sz50VqAph
#TYACAM #TYACancer #UntilTheresACure
April 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Helen’s son, James, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in his right tibia (shinbone) in April 2015, aged 17. He died in 2020.
This April marks ten years since James was diagnosed with primary bone cancer 🎗️
Donate to fund research that could help save lives: ow.ly/v8eF50Vskkn
#TYACAM
This April marks ten years since James was diagnosed with primary bone cancer 🎗️
Donate to fund research that could help save lives: ow.ly/v8eF50Vskkn
#TYACAM
April 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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This Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month 💛
important new findings in high-grade glioma will help the neuro-oncology community understand more about this aggressive type of #BrainCancer in people aged 13 to 30.
#TYACAM
Find out more ⬇️
www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...
important new findings in high-grade glioma will help the neuro-oncology community understand more about this aggressive type of #BrainCancer in people aged 13 to 30.
#TYACAM
Find out more ⬇️
www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...
April 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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This April, we're proud to see Kate's story featured in the Sun, @the-independent.com and the Daily Mail 🗞️
Kate's family shared her journey to highlight the importance of an accurate, timely diagnosis.
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#TYACAM #TYACancer #Awareness #UntilTheresACure
Kate's family shared her journey to highlight the importance of an accurate, timely diagnosis.
Visit: ow.ly/WlyT50VEFVb
#TYACAM #TYACancer #Awareness #UntilTheresACure
Heartbreak as woman, 25, dies after lower back pain misdiagnosed as sciatica
A WOMAN whose back pain was misdiagnosed as sciatica died from bone cancer less than a year after a tumour was found in her pelvis. “Athletic” Kate Drummond, 25, was “fit and heal…
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April 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Susanna was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in 1987 at 16 years old.
This #TYACAM, she shares her story to offer hope about life after bone cancer 🧡
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#TYACancer #Awareness #Support #UntilTheresACure
This #TYACAM, she shares her story to offer hope about life after bone cancer 🧡
Visit: ow.ly/UlZI50VJx65
#TYACancer #Awareness #Support #UntilTheresACure
April 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Meet Dr Olivier Pardo @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social in our new #ResearcherSpotlight!
He shares his journey into research, the real-world impact of his work, and the book that keeps him inspired 📙
Click here: ow.ly/nLum50VFyMM
#TYACAM #Research #UntilTheresACure
He shares his journey into research, the real-world impact of his work, and the book that keeps him inspired 📙
Click here: ow.ly/nLum50VFyMM
#TYACAM #Research #UntilTheresACure
April 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Start our course now 👇
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#TYACAM #teenagecancer #primarycare
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April 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Eilidh Mackay was diagnosed with leukaemia when she was 14, and while undergoing treatment, she was also diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
Supported by CCLG’s Living beyond cancer resources, she shares her story to raise awareness this #TYACAM 💛
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Supported by CCLG’s Living beyond cancer resources, she shares her story to raise awareness this #TYACAM 💛
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Eilidh's story
Eilidh Mackay, 23, was diagnosed with leukaemia a type of blood cancer, when she was 14, and, while undergoing treatment for this, she was also diagnosed with thyroid cancer aged 17, which relapsed in...
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April 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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This April, we're joining other cancer charities to raise awareness of the unique set of challenges facing young people with cancer during Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month. Help us amplify their voices this #TYACAM. Read more 👉 ow.ly/Q5SQ50Vs5MS
April 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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April is Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month (TYACAM) and @dr-ahlamq.bsky.social was thrilled to give her first presentation about our new findings in a rare type of leukaemia that affects the TYA community @newcastleuni.bsky.social. @childcancernth.bsky.social. Funded by blood cancer.
April 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Could a quick blood test spot signs testicular cancer is coming back better than a big, expensive CT scanner? One of our new trials is going to find out...
Find out about this, and more exciting science from the last 12 months, in our #TYACAM research roundup: cruk.ink/44Em9f8
Find out about this, and more exciting science from the last 12 months, in our #TYACAM research roundup: cruk.ink/44Em9f8
April 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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