20 year old Cameron has been in remission for the last five years. Cameron talks about the weeks leading up to Cameron being diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma when he was 15 years old and talks about the treatment that followed. […]
Films Tagged: Headache (19 films)
In 2008, Jordan was given a 3% chance of survival after he slipped into a coma after Jordan suffered a stroke. Jordan had to learn how to walk again and took weeks until he could speak. In 2009, Jordan was […]
Jordan
Filmed and edited by Ryan through jimmyteens.tv media training programme. Ryan talks about how he was diagnosed with a brain tumour at a time in his life where he was just about to start college.
The Crazy Cancer Golf Course
Here we meet 24 year old James and 21 year old Phoebe. James speaks about the lead up to his brain tumour diagnosis whereas Phoebe discusses how she was eventually diagnosed with malignant melanoma.
Talking Diagnosis
Youthhealthtalk.org features over 200 clips from interviews with young people talking about their experiences of cancer. All interviews are by Oxford University and aim to cover everything that young people with cancer go through; from early symptoms to treatment, recovery and […]
Youthhealthtalk – Going To Your GP
Here we meet Charlie who was studying for her GCSEs at the time of her brain tumour diagnosis. Her diagnosis was a long time coming as she first started experiencing headaches at the age of 11, something that other people […]
Meet Charlie
Sam White came home from school one afternoon with a temperature and a headache, few hours later Sam had a seizure and what follows that day will forever stay with The White Family. We hear from Sam’s parents – Pam […]
An hour to live
SIC is going national! This is the second version of the cancer awareness film for young people to be used in schools, colleges and universities. It includes young people from all around the country. Please contact Lorraine Case (lorraine.case@christie.nhs.uk) or […]
Sometimes It’s Cancer 2
Months after her own Mum was diagnosed with cancer, April got the devastating news that she also had cancer after numerous visits to her GP who passed her headaches off as other conditions. April needed a shunt and surgery immediately […]
Meet April
A revealing film on the important topic that is late diagnosis, young people share their experience on how doctors continued to miss their symptoms and how these impacted on their daily lives.
Late Diagnosis
In this highly insightful film, charting the lives of cancer patients Brad and Tania, we hear how their contrasting experiences with the disease have dramatically changed their lives. Describing the build up to each diagnosis, both very different situations, Brad […]
Mapping the Scars
Diagnosed when he was just 6, this is Matthew’s story. Starting with lots of headaches, he explains some of the side effects of being poorly, showcasing some very impressive sound effects to go with it. Despite feeling ill and having […]