Charity urges Government to consider needs of teenagers in national cancer plan

The Teenage Cancer Trust is calling for every teenager or young adult with cancer in the UK to have the opportunity to take part in clinical trials (Jeff Moore/PA) - (PA Wire)

The “unique hurdles” faced by teenagers and young people with cancer should be considered in the Government’s upcoming national cancer plan for England, a charity has said.

The Teenage Cancer Trust warned that patients in the 13 to 24 age group were “often overlooked”, in an open letter to Health Secretary Wes Streeting.