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I'm going to be swimming a mile in Lake Windermere at the Great North Swim, in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust this June, and would really appreciate your support!

Every day in the UK, six young people aged 13 to 24 are told they have cancer. That’s about 2,100 young people a year, and last year one of my friends was one of these young people, until this happens you never think this could happen to anyone you know or anyone so young. From the day my friend was diagnosed the Teenage Cancer Trust have been there every step of the way, providing expert care and support in environments tailored to young peoples needs.

The Teenage Cancer Trust are dedicated to making sure that young people get the expert treatment and support they need. They provide an amazing service to young people, helping transform lives.

These are some of the things that they do:

• Bring young people together so they can be treated together, by teenage cancer experts, in the best place for them.
• Educate young people about cancer and work with health professionals to develop their knowledge so we can improve the speed and quality of diagnosis.
• And by funding research and working with our partners in the NHS, government and organisations both nationally and internationally, we strive to improve survival rates.

By taking part in the Great North Swim in Lake Windermere,this is my chance to give something back and help support the charity so that other young people with cancer can have the same chance as my friend.

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