This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition All NHS hospitals to have an Adolescents Oncology wards.
I am a 17 year old cancer patient. I was diagnosed with cancer 2 months after my 17th birthday, in the eyes of the law I am a child however in the eyes of the NHS I am an adult. As a result of this I have had to have some treatments on an adult ward which means I can’t have a parent with me.
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As you can imagine battling cancer at any age is hard but especially at such a young age. Therefore I am proposing that all UK hospitals have an Adolescent oncology wards for young people who need support from loved ones in such tough and challenging times.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
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