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Nicky Webb, Clinical Nurse Specialist for the long-term follow-up of survivors of childhood cancer and joint Chair of the Children’s After Cure Nurses UK Group.

Our research projects cover the whole cancer journey from learning about how cancer cells grow to improving everyday life for patients and survivors.

Sinead Wood's son Cillian finished treatment for T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma last summer. She writes on how it took time for her and her family to adjust to life after treatment, and offers advice to others trying to do the same.

ALLTogether-1 is an international clinical trial looking at improving treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Dr John Moppett, who oversees the trial in the UK, explains more.

Dr Catherine Pointer was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2006, aged 14. She tells us how her experiences inspired her to become a cancer researcher, working alongside one of the doctors who treated her.

Cara Smith was diagnosed with a brain tumour as a toddler. Here, she tells us how the past is helping shape her future.

Lee Brennan, 48, found fame as the singer of '911' in the late 1990s. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma as a 9-year-old, before relapsing aged 15, and he tells us how his cancer experience has influenced a new vocation.

Professor Hamish Wallace is a Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at the Royal Hospital for Children & Young People in Edinburgh and honorary professor at The University of Edinburgh. He explains what fertility preservation options are available for young cancer patients.

Dr Rachel Cox, is a consultant paediatric oncologist and Chair of CCLG’s Late Effects Group. She tells us what late effects are, and how the work of the group is helping to improve the quality of life for survivors of childhood cancer.