Are you a healthcare professional? DO YOU SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THEIR 20s or 30s LIVING WITH AND BEYOND CANCER? LET'S WORK TOGETHER SO THEY CAN LIVE BETTER. We know so many amazing people are involved in supporting a young person going through cancer so this page is to help you signpost to our services. Whether you're a nurse/doctor/physio/OT/YSC/Psychologist we want you to know that we're here to make your life easier. Today, in the UK, 34 young adults in their 20s and 30s will hear the words "you have cancer", while many more are coping with the challenges that a cancer diagnosis and treatment has already brought to their life. That's where we come in. “There’s no other charity like it. Your 20s and 30s are such an important stage of life and when cancer is in the mix it’s even tougher it’s so great to have a charity just for this age who supports us all so much” Why do I need to know about Trekstock? 97% tell us that they see Trekstock as relevant to their age group. 85% of young adults surveyed wish they'd found out about Trekstock's services earlier in their cancer journey. We need your help to do just that. What our community tell us: 71% tell us they need psychological support. 62% tell us they need help getting physically active. 55% tell us they need help with diet and nutrition. That's why all our services: Connect them with other young adults who get it to reduce feelings of isolation and improve mental health. Get them moving by equipping them with tools to get active safely during and after treatment. Inform them by addressing topics that matter to them so we can help them better navigate the challenges that cancer brings. We believe that your patients deserve support that is tailored to their needs, that is evidence-based, whilst also being relevant and addressing the topics they need at such a key stage of their lives. Everything we do centres around providing them with a community at the time they need it most. We provide them with free programmes that help to equip them to figure out how to live with and beyond cancer. Our services are shaped by the community, for the community. As a charity, we are told we do things differently. At the heart of Trekstock is the belief that cancer patients. are humans first and not defined by their cancer. They still want to have fun. They still want to keep active. They still want to eat healthily. We work with the community to design programmes that young people want to attend and not just because they've been diagnosed with cancer. That's why we have created a unique, evidence-based set of programmes that allow them to meet others, get moving and be informed to thrive with and beyond cancer. “Trekstock helps us to ride this rollercoaster with amazing people, instead of trying to face it all alone.” HOW DO WE CONNECT THEM? We know just how isolating it is to be diagnosed with cancer at this age both in terms of the people you meet in hospital being so much older as well as the fact that friends and family try hard to get it but they just don't. We hear time and time again what a big difference it can make to find a community of people who ‘get it’. That's why everything we do centres around being in it together. Trekstock exists to make sure that no young adult has to face cancer alone. Meetups both in-person and online Monthly 'Welcome to Trekstock' online meetups for your patients to find out more about how we can support them. RENEW 8-week exercise getting them moving together Free Headspace app for a whole year Afterthoughts podcast HOW DO WE GET THEM MOVING? Making yourself exercise is tough at the best of times, let alone when cancer's thrown into the mix. but we know just how much impact it can have on people diagnosed and living with cancer. Research shows that there is now enough evidence to say that every patient should be given support to keep active wherever they are on the cancer pathway. However, people tell us that they aren't being told about it and many of you tell us that you didn't know it was safe for your patients. Did you know that it can: Reduce their cancer-related fatigue Improve their quality of life Improve their mental health wellbeing Improve their overall physical wellbeing and activity levels Reduce the impact cancer treatment has on them. How we do that: In-person and online 8-week group exercise programme, RENEW run by cancer exercise specialists. RENEW top ups. Fortnightly online group Pilates sessions 7 day yoga series videos Not yet convinced? Read our journal article today We know that one size doesn't fit all when it comes to anything. So our RENEW programme, Pilates and Top Ups are all about helping your patients keep moving in whatever way that works for them, at the pace they need. Our instructors are experienced with working with people who are at any stage of any type of cancer, varied needs and activity levels. The sessions are about so much more than just getting active, but instead are about creating a supportive community so together so they can cheer each other on every step of the way. Many tell us that the Move programmes restore their faith in their body and help them to shift the focus from what they've been through, to just how resilient and capable their body is. People tell us that our programme is a springboard to participants making changes to their lives. What you waiting for? Refer a patient to get active today! *For patients in treatment, we need referral forms. *For those post-treatment, they can self refer. HOW DO WE INFORM THEM? We're all about breaking down taboos and addressing the topics post-cancer that our community tell us they need support on. We also know that many healthcare professionals find the information we provide a real support to their practice as well. Check out our online resources library Online and in-person panel events lifting the lid on everything from sex to exercise and everything in between. 5 week online menopause programme to connect people together and equip them with weekly bite-size info delivered by amazing experts so they can navigate menopause together and in a way that is right for them. Food & Cancer - What's the Deal?- booklet dispelling myths, equipping them with info so as to help people make decisions safely Download your copy of Food & Cancer - What's the deal? "Trekstock provide support for young people with cancer in anyway they need. They focus on the young person as an individual and will go above and beyond to support people during and after their cancer treatment. They have supported me as Teenage and Young Adult Nurse Practitioner to ensure that my patients are supported at every stage of their treatment and provide me with resources that I can use to benefit so many patients who need age-appropriate support. The patients that I have referred to Trekstock get so much from their services, from a friendly voice at the end of the phone, to providing comprehensive rehabilitation programmes post cancer treatment. They are incredible. Thank you Trekstock!“ HOW WE CAN KEEP YOU UP TO DATE SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER Sign up to a Monthly Workshop today where you'll hear from a member of Trekstock about their own experience of how Trekstock supported them as well as get a chance to meet colleagues supporting patients in this age group across the UK .