Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month Stories
Ellie's story
Ellie Waters, a medical student at Keele University, was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma aged 14.
Matteus' story
Matteus Irso-Coombes, Community Fundraising Coordinator at TYAC and its sister organisation Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG), was diagnosed with leukaemia aged 24.
Mila's story
Mila Rundic was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in September 2022 when she was 19 years old.
Ross' story
Ross Long was 16 years old when diagnosed with abdominal B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2013.
Kiya's story
Kiya Kanani was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021 when aged 15.