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It's like a surgeon only treating the outside layer of a wound - Mental health impact of cancer

Erik Sturesson, a young cancer survivor and active patient advocate from Sweden, discusses the mental health impact of cancer during and after treatment, and how it affects all areas of a survivor's life. From Youth Cancer Europe's "Chemo Brain: Cancer & Mental Health" webinar. Full video: • "Chemo Brain: Cancer and Mental Healt... The lack of adequate mental health care is one of the key issues affecting young cancer patients and survivors across Europe today. These and other issues are collected in Youth Cancer Europe's White Paper, which detail the organisation's plans to push for better and fairer treatment for young people living with cancer in the continent. More info about Youth Cancer Europe and its White Paper: https://www.youthcancereurope.org/