Young Lives VS Cancer

Today, 10 children and young people in the UK will hear the shocking news that they have cancer.

Treatment normally starts immediately, is often given many miles from home and can last for up to three years. Being diagnosed with cancer is a frightening experience and the emotional, practical and financial implications of treatment are intensely challenging for the whole family.

Young Lives VS Cancer is the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families. We provide clinical, practical, financial and emotional support to help them cope with cancer and get the most out of life. We are there from diagnosis onwards and aim to help the whole family deal with the impact of cancer and its treatment, life after treatment and, in some cases, bereavement.
Our history

Young Lives VS Cancer was formed in 2005 after a successful merger between CLIC and Sargent Cancer Care for Children.

Sargent Cancer Care for Children - founded in 1968 by Sylvia Darley OBE as a lasting memory to the late Sir Malcolm Sargent.
CLIC - Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood - founded in 1976 in the south west by Bob Woodward following the diagnosis of his young son Robert with cancer two years before. Sadly, Robert died in 1977 aged 11 years, and Bob went on to dedicate his life to charity work.

In partnership with Printer Cartridge Recycling a leading recycling company, we have developed a scheme to turn your empty inkjet cartridges, mobile phones and unused surplus into valuable funds to help continue our work.

If you would like to help us raise funds for Young Lives VS Cancer, whilst at the same time reducing the amount of electronic waste consigned to landfill, please click the button below to start donating your items on there behalf.

Please read how this site works and what happens once you click the button below:

3 Easy Steps to use this site and donate your items –

1. Click the button to donate at the bottom of this page and you will be taken to the main site. By clicking the button, you do not need to register or create a login. The site now knows which charity you have chosen and will use their account details.
2. Using our search feature – find your cartridges and add them to the basket with the quantities that you have. If you have mobile phones or surplus unused cartridges these can still be sent in but do not need to be listed in the basket.
3. Once, your basket has all your items in, click Finish – you will need to enter your details and we will arrange with you a FREE collection or FREE courier service. This will depend on where you are located, or the weight of the items once packaged.