"At one point I was told that was it, that I didn’t have any more treatment options left in Australia"
"When I was 16 years old, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. At one point I was told that was it, that I didn’t have any more treatment options left in Australia. There are feelings of hopelessness, and despair obviously because you think, this is it, I’m going to die.
My only option was a clinical trial in the United States. To go to the US, I crowdfunded the money and my parents had to re-mortgage their home. But, I was lucky. For most people, life-saving treatments like I had are often out of reach and that’s not fair. We need more clinical trials, to create breakthroughs here in Australia."
- Joey, cancer survivor
Without more clinical trials more young people will continue to pass away from cancer. Help provide greater access to potential life-saving help for young people facing cancer who are out of other viable options.
Canteen funds nationally coordinated clinical trials targeting the cancer types with the highest death rates for adolescents and young adults.
By giving monthly, you go beyond providing financial support, you offer a lifeline.
Your kindness will help Canteen provide young people with access to clinical trials, counselling, and a safe space to connect.
Your monthly donations not only support young people living with cancer today but also ensure we can be there for young people well into the future. Your caring support can make a real difference, changing the lives of young people and their families living with cancer.
You'll be making a significant and long-term impact in helping young people cope with the immense challenges of cancer.
Support Canteen and change lives
Help us make clinical trials a realistic option for all young Australian cancer patients when they may have no other choice.