If You Have a Parent with Cancer

These sites contain information and support for young people who have a parent with cancer.

Please get in touch if there is anything that you'd like to talk through with us here at riprap. Find local support in your area here.

Links updated 16/04/21

Hope Support Services offers support to young people aged 11 and over when a close family member is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. In Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, we offer youth sessions and monthly trips where the young people get the chance to meet other people their age going through the same thing, share new experiences and chat to Hope's professional team at the same time. We also offer safe online support nationally. Find Hope on Facebook and Twitter or visit our website. UK

Macmillan Cancer Support is a UK cancer charity offering a wide range of information and support troughout the UK. They offer a guide for young people who are looking after / close to someone with cancer and you can access it here on their website. UK 

CanTeen supports young people when cancer turns their world upside down. Through their website they provide information and support for 12-24 year olds whether they’re dealing with having cancer themselves or someone in the family has cancer. This is the link to their section for “My parent has cancer”. The website also offers useful booklets to download. Australia

Group Loop is a safe place for teens touched by cancer to connect to find support, education and hope while dealing with a cancer diagnosis. The website have separate sections for teens who have cancer themselves and also teens who have a family member or a friend who have cancer. USA

"When Your Parent Has Cancer: A guide for teens". This is a booklet produced by The National Cancer Institute in the USA. The booklet can be read in full on their website from the link above. You can also download it as a PDF or as an ebook. USA