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ONE STEP… TOGETHER
SHARED EXPERIENCES

It’s hard for young people with cancer to share and connect with others with similar experiences. One Step aims to provide a platform to share your experiences with cancer through any medium you like – art, story, poetry, video, etc. 

Here is a collection of experiences from young people diagnosed with cancer through whatever form they felt best to express their feelings.

If you would like to submit your own see Share Your Experience.

experiences

Radiation therapy (aka radiotherapy) delivers targeted radiation waves to kill or shrink cancer cells. Find out more at @onestepaus #youngcancer #ayacancer
Chemotherapy is an important part of many cancer treatments. Common side effects can include hair loss, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, mouth sores and infection. This can be hard to manage as #youngperson - ask your medical team for
Surgery can be needed to confirm the cancer type or to remove a cancer for a young person. Chemotherapy, radiation therapy or immunotherapy might be needed in addition to surgery to target all of the cancer cells. #ayacancer #surgery #youngcancer
@suleikajaouad #betweentwokingdoms #ayacancer
Researchers from Telethon Kids Institute are seeking individuals aged 16-25 who have previously experienced a cancer diagnosis (either themselves or a close friend) to participate in a new study. The project will help us better understand the ro
“It’s not just people like Bret and me who exist in the wilderness of survivorship. As we live longer and longer, the vast majority of us will travel back and forth across these realms, spending much of our lives somewhere in between.&rdq
We welcome the sharing of experiences in any way that you would like - story, art, photography, poetry! Message us @onestepaus 📝📝
‘Not only is the thought of recurrence scary - but each scan brings you back into that traumatic space upon initial diagnosis’ - describing ‘scan-xiety’ 📝Savannah @savannah_mason_
Eyebrow tips & tricks 👁️ 📝Real life experiences with #ayacancer during treatment
“The in-betweeners” 📝Description by ANON Young adults with a diagnosis of cancer find themselves not feeling belonging with the much younger paediatric patients or the much older patients that frequent the adult waiting rooms #aya #youn