If you are:
- A young person diagnosed with cancer
- The child, sibling, partner or friend of someone else diagnosed with cancer
- Supporting a young person experiencing cancer
See below for information and resources that may help. Hard copies may also be available in the:
- Youth Cancer Centre (Level 1, Peter Mac Melbourne)
- Information Hub (Level 2D, Peter Mac Melbourne)
For more information, services and support for young people aged 15 to 25 diagnosed with cancer, visit the Victorian Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Service.
Downloads
- Now What- your guide to dealing with cancer (age 16-25)
- Getting to Grips with General Practice - a guide to general practice for young people 15-25 who have had a diagnosis of cancer
- Thinking Ahead- your guide to school, study and work
- Being OK, Being You- a guide for young people who identify as LGBTIQ+
- Maybe Later Baby- a guide to fertility for young people with cancer
- Maybe Later Baby- a guide to relationships, sex and fertility for young people after cancer
- AYA Can-Sleep- a guide to sleep for young people who have had cancer
- ReGenerate- an online resource about life after treatment
- Dealing with your brother or sister's cancer
- Supporting your partner when they have cancer
- Supporting your friend when they have cancer
- Supporting your friend when someone in their family has cancer
- When your parent's cancer can't be cured
- When your brother or sister's cancer can't be cured
- Living with the death of your parent or sibling
- Supporting your friend when their family member has died
- Talking to kids about cancer- a guide for people with cancer, their family and friends
- Cancer in the school community- a guide for school staff
Links
- Victorian AYA Cancer Service- resources for young people and families
- CanTeen
- RedKite
- Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre
- FUTuRE Fertility
- Kids Helpline
Contact
Wellbeing Centre
- Phone: (03) 8559 6260
- Email: [email protected]
Victorian AYA Cancer Service
- Phone: (03) 8559 6880