TYA patient information

If you’re a patient in the Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) service at The Christie, you can find some helpful patient information here. Access our patient booklets and find out about different types of cancer.

You can also find trustworthy TYA patient information on the Macmillan website and the Teenage Cancer Trust website.

Moving to adult services and transitioning

Find out what happens when your cancer treatment moves from children's services to teenage and young adult services.

Patient booklets

These booklets cover various aspects of cancer and cancer treatments.

Types of cancer

Some types of cancer are more common in TYA patients, including acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, acute myeloid leukaemia, lymphoma, sarcoma, some brain tumours and melanoma.