Childhood Cancer Info
Coping with cancer
Discover resources on childhood cancer
Having cancer at any stage changes your life and the lives of people around you.
When someone you know has been diagnosed with cancer, the journey ahead at times is long and can be very difficult to cope with. From dealing with the diagnosis stage, treatment types and life after finishing treatment.
Your child is not alone
We provide wide-ranging support to help families as much as they need, with the aim of making day-to-day life a little easier.

Beads of Courage
The Beads of Courage help to decrease illness-related distress and increase positive coping strategies to support children and their families.

Help and support
On this page we’re linking to other organisations where you’ll be able to find a variety of different forms of help and support.


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We have lots of information to help you learn more about childhood cancer. From specific cancer types, to treatments and causes.
Childhood Cancer Stories
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Gifts in Will
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