European Youth Cancer Network
Maintaining and strengthening the European Youth Cancer Network by providing quality information in a user-friendly way, fostering social connections, and empowering young people affected by cancer across Europe.
Our Vision
To maintain and further strengthen the European Youth Cancer Network, making quality information available in a user-friendly way to young people affected by cancer, their carers, healthcare professionals, and all stakeholders. We envision a Europe where every young person has access to comprehensive support, social networking, and digital tools throughout their cancer journey.
Our Mission
We build on previous EU co-funded projects to advance and expand the European Youth Cancer Network into a multi-actor collaborative platform. Through peer support, user-friendly resources, communication campaigns, and high-visibility events across Member States and associated countries, we empower young people to be actively engaged in decision-making, improve their quality of life, and advocate for enhanced cancer care.
What is YARN?
YARN – the European Youth Cancer Network – is an ambitious, EU co-funded initiative bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders: young people with cancer experience, healthcare professionals, psychosocial care specialists, policy-makers, researchers, and patient organisations.
Spanning 25 EU Member States and 3 eligible neighbouring countries, and delivered by 19 Beneficiaries, 1 Affiliated Entity, and 39 Associated Partners, YARN is the largest multi-stakeholder, lived experience-driven effort of its kind in Europe to improve quality of life for children, adolescents, and young adults affected by cancer.
By the end of the project, YARN will have:
- Trained 100 youth cancer advocates
- Reached 50 million people through awareness campaigns
- Implemented EDI standards in 10 healthcare institutions and 10 patient organisations
- Implemented and evaluated the Transition of Care Guideline in two best-practice centres
- Hosted policy events across Europe, including the European Parliament and national governments
- Delivered a multilingual digital platform providing high-quality, user-friendly information and resources
The project's legacy will be a stronger, more inclusive system for young people affected by cancer—designed with them, for them.
YARN Project Leaflet
Download our comprehensive leaflet to learn more about the YARN project, its objectives, and how it supports young people affected by cancer across Europe.
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Our European Network
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European Youth Cancer Network
Explore our network across Europe - beneficiary organizations implementing YARN and associated partners collaborating to strengthen youth cancer support
Network Overview
Our Beneficiary Partners
Organizations directly implementing YARN across Europe
Youth Cancer Europe
CCI Europe
Pagalbos Onkologiniams Ligoniams Asociacija (POLA)
Centro Internazionale per la Promozione dell'Educazione e Sviluppo (CEIPES)
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro
Universidad de Cádiz
Europa Donna Slovensko
Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai
European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA)
Princess Maxima Centre for Pediatric Oncology
PanCare
Medical University of Vienna
Saving Kids with Cancer Foundation
Hellenic Cancer Society
SIOP Europe
European Oncology Nursing Society
Charity Foundation Inspiration Family
European Cancer Organisation
Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Associated Partners
Organizations collaborating to strengthen support for young people with lived cancer experience
CanTeen Ireland
Childhood Cancer Foundation
YouCan Cancer Support Network Ireland
Deutsche Leukamie-Forschungshilfe
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Building on EU-CAYAS-NET
YARN builds upon the foundation laid by EU-CAYAS-NET, the European project that created the beatcancer.eu platform and established the European Network of Youth Cancer Survivors. Learn more about this pioneering initiative that brought together organizations across 18 European countries.
OAC Connects Us (OACCUs)
OACCUs was an EU-funded project (2021-2024) that brought together fourteen partners from six EU member states to develop an EU-wide network for young cancer survivors, focusing on quality of life through healthy lifestyle and peer connection.
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