Impact Young Heroes aims to make a big difference to the lives of young people living with cancer.

We provide tailor-made support, accommodation, respite breaks and also raise public awareness of the challenges faced by courageous young people with cancer.

24th
FEB

Cancers which are most common in children and young people (continued)

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Welcome back to the final instalment of this two part special, highlighting some of the cancers which are most common amongst young people and factual information including statistics, common myths and treatments.

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27th
JAN

Cancers which are most common in children and young people

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Since starting the makeabigdifference newsletter, we have featured the stories of many young people Impact Young Heroes have supported over the years.  We have read their inspiring stories starting with their life as a regular teenager, to diagnosis, right through to treatment and beyond.  But what do we really know about the cancer’s these young people have? and the type of cancer’s which threaten the lives of about 4000 young people ever year?

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22nd
JAN

Government to ban under 18’s using sunbeds

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Under- 18’s in England and Wales could be banned from using sunbeds as rates of skin cancer continue to rise. The government-backed proposal was announced last week and follows the Scottish ban which came into effect last year.

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