Living with and beyond cancer

Having cancer will affect all areas of your life.

This section has information about coping with everyday life during and after your cancer treatment.

Looking after your mental health

It is devastating to hear that you have cancer. Get advice on taking care of your mental health and coping with your feelings.

School, work and money

Find advice on how your education and employment might be affected by your cancer diagnosis

Relationships

Advice on how your diagnosis might affect your relationships with your family, friends and partner

Coping with changes to your body

Information and advice about dealing with changes to your body, including hair loss

Fertility

Cancer and its treatment can affect your fertility. This information is for you whether you are in a relationship or not and whatever your sexual orientation.

Sex and relationships

Most young people with cancer have questions about sex and relationships during or after treatment. This can be personal and difficult to talk about.

After treatment

Getting back to ‘normal’ after cancer treatment ends isn’t always easy. You might find that your relationships with people around you have changed, or your plans for the future look quite different.

Late effects

All cancer treatments are different and affect people in different ways. Most people have some side effects during treatment. But some people also have late effects of treatment.

Resource library

Our teenage and young adult cancer information hub brings together reliable information and resources into one, easy to search place. The hub includes a wide range of websites, booklets, videos and more...

Infomation hub

Treatment

Information about cancer treatment, including chemo, radiotherapy and surgery

If your cancer comes back

Information about what happens if your cancer comes back

My cancer cannot be cured

Get advice to help you think about what you want to do and start planning your future