Are young people with cancer different from other cancer patients?
Welcome to a special edition of Research Roundup in honour of the first ever Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month!
Fundraising families support vital new research into improving diagnosis and monitoring of childhood kidney cancer
Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) is proud to announce a new research project aiming to improve diagnosis and monitoring of Wilms tumour, a type of childhood kidney cancer.
Sparking hope - can electricity treat childhood brain tumours?
March is Brain Tumour Awareness month, so let’s look at the brain. Find out why electricity matters and about the fascinating research that could help children with brain tumours...
CCLG Research Talks: Why do we research childhood cancer?
On International Childhood Cancer Day, we spoke to Dr Bob Phillips about what childhood cancer research is, what types there are, and why it matters.
What's it like being a woman in science? With Professor Chris Halsey
February 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which celebrates the scientific achievements of women and encourages all children to consider a future in science.
Closing the care gap: Why worldwide childhood cancer care needs improving
On Saturday 4 February, it is World Cancer Day. The theme for this year is ‘Close the care gap’. We take a look at what needs to be done to help children with cancer globally.
CCLG Research Talks: How can we improve quality of life for children with lymphoma?
Learn about the world of kidney cancer research from Wilms tumour expert Professor Kathy Pritchard-Jones.
Building a better future for children and young people diagnosed with cancer - ground-breaking research commissioned
Leading cancer charities Young Lives vs Cancer, Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG), the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust and Teenage Cancer Trust are working in partnership to build a new evidence base looking at the psychosocial needs of young cancer patients and how the current system...
Could one of the most aggressive cancers in children be caused by one gene?
We know that cancer happens when the working of cells ‘goes wrong’ – and that this is normally due to multiple changes in the cell’s genetic code. But not all cancers have multiple changes...