Patient stories - Children with Cancer

It is hard to imagine what it must be like to be told your child has cancer, but every day 12 families in the UK receive this devastating news.

Read the journeys of some of the many families affected by childhood cancer. Each story is special highlighting their own ups and downs, and the daily battle that children and their families have to go through from diagnosis to treatment.

With your help we can move towards a brighter future where treatments are safer and kinder, and no family loses their child to cancer.

Have you or a family member been affected by childhood cancer? Many of our supporters have been affected by childhood cancer – either through family, friends or their own personal experience. These patient stories can help inspire others to get involved with us, or can support our media work.

If you have a story that you’d like to tell, please do email stories@childrenwithcancer.org.uk

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Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

Patient Story – Lois

Lois was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia when she was nine year’s old in June 2019. Her mum Juliette shares ...

Bone and soft tissue sarcoma

Patient Story – Alfie

Alfie was diagnosed with desmoplastic small round cell tumour, a type of soft tissue sarcoma on 5 October 2017, when ...

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Patient Story – Finley

Finley was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in September 2020 when he was four years old. His dad Martin tells ...

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Patient Story – Bridenni

Bridenni was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia when she was three years old in February 2020. Her mum Dee shares ...

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Patient Story – Lauren

Lauren was diagnosed with T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma when she was four years old. Now in her 20s, Lauren shares her ...

Neuroblastoma

Patient Story – Chloe

Chloe was diagnosed with paraspinal neuroblastoma when she was 15 years old. Now in her 20s, Chloe shares her childhood ...

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