Hi. I’m Christian

and I’m Mishika

and today we want to talk to you a little bit more about cancer.

Our bodies are made up of millions of tiny building blocks called cells.

They are so small that you can’t see them except with a microscope.

Cancer is a disease that affects these cells and stops them from working properly.

Cells that have been affected by cancer are called cancer cells

and sometimes cancer cells form a lump, which is called a tumour.

Cancer is very serious, but it can be treated by doctors.

Cancer is treated in three main ways.

Surgery involves an operation to remove the tumour,

radiotherapy uses invisible high energy rays to destroy the tumour.

Chemotherapy involves taking special anti-cancer drugs.

It’s important to remember that treatments for cancer are often very successful.

Many people recover completely and go on to live normal lives.

Now remember, you can reduce your risk of getting cancer by eating a healthy diet.

Try to eat 5 portions of fruit and veg per day. No Christian, not all in one go!

Doing one hour of exercise a day can help you reduce your risk of getting cancer later in life.

If you don’t like playing sport, like me, you could try walking or maybe some dancing

Now this is an important one: don’t smoke.

Smoking causes bad breath, wrinkles, yellow teeth and smelly hair, you don’t want that?

And it can also lead to a number of illnesses including cancer.

I’m Danielle Hamilton, I’m 17 years old and I live in Stirling, which is in Scotland.

I was a keen swimmer from a young age and I had always dreamed of swimming in the Olympics

and I was just at a normal swimming lesson and I was doing this tumble turn to go into the next length

and that was when I felt a crack in my hip.

After five weeks of tests I was finally diagnosed with bone cancer.

Being a normal teenage girl, your worst fear is losing your hair.

And that definitely was mine at the time.

Just seeing blobs of hair coming out every day

I burst out crying as soon as I seen it because I didn’t want it to happen.

My name is Toby Turpin, I’m eleven years old.

A few months ago my mum and dad called me downstairs.

I knew before that my mum had a lump.

When I found out that it was cancer I just didn’t know what to do.

I didn’t know what to say, I wanted to be strong and not cry

but it’s literally impossible not to cry once you find out that your mum’s got cancer

and it’s heartbreaking.

Our main aim is to be there for everyone affected by cancer, every step of the way.

Today, we give people affected by cancer medical help with cancer treatments,

emotional support, financial help and cancer information.

These services make a huge difference. But we can’t do it without our amazing supporters

- our volunteers who give their time and our fundraisers who make it all possible.

That’s it! See you. Bye.