Issy and I are nurses who work on the Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) unit at UCLH. We are fundraising for the continued support of the TYA unit within UCLH from the cancer charity. The charity helps our patients throughout their treatment and helps with the funding of our advanced nurse practitioners and complementary therapists. All of this will help support our teenagers and young adults going through cancer treatment.

Over 14,000 people every year are treated for cancer at University College Hospital, and this number is rising annually. Our patients come from across the UK though mostly from north London, Hertfordshire and Essex.

University College Hospital aims to ensure that all people with cancer, and their families and carers receive a world-class service from diagnosis through treatment and beyond. To achieve this aim and to support our patients, we have created the University College Hospital Cancer Fund which assists with important areas of work above and beyond what the NHS is able to provide.