Alfons Peterson
My name is Alfons Peterson, I am 23 years old, and I am NOT grateful that I got cancer. However, I know what people need. I know what the thousands of people who are currently depressed need.
Junior Lecturer in Cancer
What is it like to be diagnosed with cancer as a young adult? What is it like to stand by someone you love when they receive a diagnosis? What goes through your mind when you face cancer at an age when everything is about living?
Our speakers share their own experiences to increase knowledge and reduce isolation surrounding young adults and cancer. Book a lecture for your workplace, healthcare facility, or school, or read more about the speakers below.
A very moving lecture, probably the best I’ve attended. Thank you!
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
We offer two types of lectures: members sharing their personal stories of living with cancer as a young adult, or as a loved one of someone who is, and representatives from Ung Cancer talking about the organization and the challenges young adults with cancer face.
The lectures are equally suitable for the workplace, healthcare settings, or schools. We are available in longer or shorter formats depending on the occasion.
Would you like to book, or do you have questions about the content and format? Contact us at forelasning@ungcancer.se and we will get back to you with information and a quote.
Our lecturers
Alicia Lindberg
My name is Alicia Lindberg, I am 32 years old and live in Falkenberg. I am the daughter and surviving child of a father who could handle everything.
Amanda Johansson
In the middle of life, just after meeting my life partner, a year before graduation and barely a year before my thirtieth birthday, I was told I had triple-negative breast cancer. The news came like a bolt from the blue, and my life took a new turn.
Amanda Johansson
My name is Amanda Johansson and I live in Örnsköldsvik. The first time, when I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 19, I lived in Mullsjö. The second time I lived in Lund.
Anna Hall
My name is Anna, I am 30 years old and live in Stockholm. When my mother received her cancer diagnosis, it was clear that she probably would not live for even a year, but despite that, the availability of support from the healthcare system for relatives was virtually non-existent.
Axel Jisborg Hultgren
My name is Axel Jisborg Hultgren and in May 2023 I was told that I had testicular cancer. 23 years old. That summer I received intensive treatment which meant an incredibly difficult period in my life. Since then I have made the difficult effort to recover from the treatment and the illness.
David Linander
My name is David Linander, I am 27 years old and currently live in Gothenburg, but was born and raised in Helsingborg. Shortly after I turned 13, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. I was treated mainly at ward 64 in Lund and the treatment lasted for about three years.
Emilya Bislimova
My name is Emilya, I am 30 years old and live in Stockholm. Today I am a fully qualified nurse and am studying to become a doctor. My interests are exercise, travel, music and spending time with pleasant people. I am passionate about learning about the human body and health.
Fredrik Laine
My name is Fredrik Laine and I am 34 years old. I was a caregiver for, and have now outlived, both of my parents, who died of cancer.
Jax Lif Pedersen
My name is Jax Lif Pedersen, and I am 20 years old. I grew up in Hoting but now live in Umeå. When I was one year old, I developed an astrocytoma in my spinal canal.
Juli Wahlund
My name is Juli Wahlund and I live in Umeå but grew up in Skåne. When I received my cancer diagnosis for the first time, I had just moved from Skåne all the way up to Umeå.
Linnéa Boqvist Olsson
My name is Linnéa Boqvist Olsson, I am 28 years old and live in Gothenburg. During my upbringing, I visited my grandmother, mother, and father in the hospital – all with a common denominator. Cancer.
Lovisa Ljung
My name is Lovisa Ljung and I am 29 years old. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2021 and completed my treatment in August 2022.
Nike Rietz
Five years before I fell ill with an aggressive form of breast cancer, my mother was diagnosed. When I, at just 27 years old, received the same diagnosis, I knew how tough the journey could be. But I decided early on that cancer would not take away what made me who I am.
Sara Rune
My name is Sara Rune, I am 32 years old and live in Stockholm. When I was 30 years old, I was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer and underwent a year of difficult treatment.
Tilde-Mor Melin
My name is Tilde-Mor and I live in Stockholm with my two dogs. When I became ill I was living in Gothenburg, but cancer forced me to move back home to Stockholm to be close to my family.
Would you like to book, or do you have questions about the content and format? Contact us at forelasning@ungcancer.se and we will get back to you with information and a quote.