Big Brother, Big Issues
Georgia was a fit and healthy 20 year old, training to be a nurse, happily in a relationship with her boyfriend when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Georgia was treated on an adult ward instead of an age appropriate […]
FYSOT 2015 – Fate : Was it always meant to be?
Patients Clare and Sarah talk about what it is like to be treated on Hull’s Teenage Cancer Trust Young Adult Unit.
Our Ward
Following surgery for testicular cancer on a friendly adult ward, Dave had chemotherapy as an outpatient.
Real Stories: Dave
In this highly insightful and informative film, the teenage and young adult cancer patients of Southampton General Hospital talk us through the design process of the new cancer care ward, focusing on four main elements; privacy, choice, comfort and entertainment. […]
Designing the New Cancer Care Ward
Richard explains the differences between his last stay and his current one. Richard’s film shows us how sometimes an adult ward can seem very bleak to a teenager. Here’s hoping that one day all hospitals will have teenage cancer units.