Childhood Cancer Stories
After hearing the words ‘your child has cancer’, it’s normal to feel lost. You may have many questions, but don’t know where to turn.
Reading real, childhood cancer stories can help you make sense of your situation and remind you that you’re not alone. From early symptoms and diagnosis to getting life back on track, we follow and support many families on their journeys.
Have you or a family member been affected by childhood cancer?
Sharing your personal story can help families living through a similar experience, and inspire others to raise awareness for childhood cancer. Please click the button below if you have a story you’d like to tell.
You can use the filter to navigate through the cancer stories. E.g select Acute Myeloid Leukaemia to find stories on how families got to know their child had leukaemia.
Patient Story – Emma
Emma’s Story Emma was diagnosed with stage 4 high risk neuroblastoma on 27 November 2006. She was just two years…
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Patient Story – Felix
Felix’s Story Felix was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) on 26 January 2016. He was just 10 years old…
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Patient Story – Dylan C
Dylan’s leukaemia story Dylan was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in January 2015 when he was just eight years…
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Patient Story – Lucas
Lucas’s story Lucas was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when he was born. Today, he is a happy, healthy little boy. His great…
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Patient Story – Justin
Justin’s Story Five-year-old Justin from the USA started screaming with pain one night as his feet had been hurting, but…
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Patient Story – Dominic
Dominic’s Story Dominic was only four months old when he was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2010. Glioblastoma (GBM) is an…
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Patient Story – Albie
Patient Story – Albie Albie was eight months old when he was diagnosed with Wilms’ tumour, a type of kidney…
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Patient Story – Isaac
Isaac’s story Isaac was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia when he was nine years old. He had been suffering from…
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Patient Story – Jacob
Jacob’s limping was a sign of cancer For no apparent reason, four-year-old child Jacob started limping and his legs began…
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