Palliative care, bereavement and loss are all issues addressed on a new website launched this month by the youth cancer charity CanTeen.
The Online Support Platform is a world first, designed to support young people affected by cancer, be they patients themselves, friends or relatives of others who have the disease, or associated with those who may have died from it.
CanTeen targets and assists the 12 to 24 year old element of Australian society.
The site has been designed by young people living with cancer. It is hoped it will be beneficial for teenagers and young adults in regional or remote Australia, alleviating their need to travel to meet other young people or a counsellor face-to-face…read more