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Shine Cancer Support

A Network for Younger Adults Affected by Cancer

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Shine Cancer Support is a network for younger adults in their 20s, 30s & 40s living with and beyond cancer

**New diagnosis? You will not find anything scary or negative on this site - nothing worrying,just positive and friendly....
feel free to browse without fear of shocks or stats!**


Being told you have cancer is a life-changing event.  Being told you have cancer in your 20s, 30s or 40s brings its own set of challenges.  Alongside dealing with cancer you now also have to deal with issues including isolation, fertility, returning to work, dating, looking after parents and children, finishing your education or building your career.  Too old for specialist help aimed at teenagers but feeling too young for standard cancer support initiatives, you might easily feel that you are alone.


Our vision is that every adult in the UK diagnosed with cancer in their 20s, 30s or 40s can access the help and support that they need in a way that suits their lifestyle, and are a part of a confident, supportive and empowered community of young adults with cancer.


Our mission is to provide tailored information and peer support for anyone diagnosed with any cancer in their 20s, 30s or 40s through a range of activities including lunches and drinks evenings, beach walks, multi-day getaways, workshops, online networking, and mentoring. 



Keep up to date







Shine Blog
To keep fully up to date with all of our activities, why not have a little look at our blog?

Our Email Newsletters!

Courtesy of our friends at TMB, we now send a monthly email newsletter, packed with all our latest news and dates for the diary!

To sign up for our newsletters please click here!


Get Supported

Shine Local Groups
Find out where your nearest group is here

The Small c Project
We are really excited to be involved in a new project looking at hosting a multi-day retreat for young adults with cancer from all across the UK.
If you would like to find out more or help us by completing our online survey, please take a look at the small c page here

Shine Online Support....

Our private Facebook group allows you to connect with other Shine members wherever you live...
You can post in the group and have discussions but these posts are not visible to anyone else on Facebook apart from others in the group...
To join, just message us on our public Facebook page (link to right) or contact us through the contact us page of this website.
Hope to see you there!

Stay in touch



Sign up to receive our monthly email newsletter - packed with latest news and information!



Anyone can join our face book group to be kept up to date with what is happening with Shine and see lots of our photos! Just click the link!





Check us out on Twitter!
Why not follow us on Twitter as well?





Help us to help others



Volunteer?
We are always looking for help in the many aspects of our work...
do you think you can help us?
Find out ho
w you can volunteer with us 
by looking at our volunteers page here




Fundraise?
Do you fancy creating a fundraising event or taking part in a sponsored challenge?
Find out about support and online donation pages by looking at our donate page here 
or click the image on the left to set up your fundraising page

           
    



Donate?
You can donate safely and easily using our online checkout button on the left.
Donate as a one off or set up regular monthly payments, confident that your donation
will be spent providing support for young adults living with cancer.