The teenage and young adult long-term follow-up service is designed to support you after you have completed treatment for cancer.
We assess your individual needs and any post-treatment side effects, including both physical and psychosocial concerns.
Non-urgent advice: What we offer
- Expert support and advice
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You can access advice and support from the TCT Lead Nurse and the Long-Term Follow-Up (LTFU) Clinical Nurse Specialist via MyChart, mobile, or email.
We run nurse-led LTFU clinics for young people aged 16 – 24 who have had leukaemia, lymphoma (excluding stem cell transplant), or solid cancers during childhood or as a TYA (0 – 24 years)*.
The focus of our nurse-led clinic is to give you the tools and confidence to manage your health and wellbeing as you move forward
- Psycho-social support
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For support related to cancer and cancer treatment, we offer access to our youth support coordinator, TYA cancer community lead, and TYA counsellors, who provide a range of emotional and practical support.
- Peer support
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We run post-treatment support groups for people aged 16–24, regardless of how many years it has been since treatment.
*If you do not meet the clinic criteria
If you have had a stem cell transplant, a brain tumour, or another rare form of cancer, we are sorry that we cannot see you in the nurse-led clinic.
This is either because:
- it is not necessary based on the treatment you received, or
- your specialist cancer team already has long-term follow-up clinics in place.
Please do not worry. We can still support you, with guidance from your treating teams. We are working hard to develop nurse-led TYA clinics for all young people.
In the meantime, you are welcome to contact us for ad-hoc advice and support, including counselling and access to peer support activities.