Medical advisor (issue 97)
Senior Academic Consultant at University of York, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at Leeds Children’s Hospital and CCLG member.
Senior Academic Consultant at University of York, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at Leeds Children’s Hospital and CCLG member.
Collaboration, teamwork and partnerships are vital to childhood cancer research. Ellie Wilkinson, CCLG's Research Communications Executive, explains how charities are coming together and researchers are linking up to work towards a better future for children with cancer.
Ceri Hogg is a research clinical nurse specialist, CCLG member and co-chair of the national Children’s Cancer Research Nurses Group (CCRNG). Here, she tells us what being part of CCLG’s professional community means to her and the benefits it brings.
Teens Unite Fighting Cancer supports teenagers and young adults living with cancer and its lasting effects. Roxanne Lawrance, CEO, explains how it aims to create a community so patients can support each other as they begin to rebuild their lives
Leanne Connor & Dan Blamires are members of ‘Unity: The After Cure Choir’. They tell us how the choir provides patients from the Leeds long-term follow-up (LTFU) service with a warm and welcoming space to come together, have fun and support each other.
Toria Pick, Family Support Worker at PASIC explains about her career so far, what her role involves, what her proudest moment is , what her job means to her and how families can find out about accessing a family support worker.
Dr Ren Manias, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at Southampton General Hospital and Contact's new medical adviser
Professor Bruce Morland is a recently retired paediatric oncologist from Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Here, he tells us about his work as a chief investigator on a global clinical trial.
We published our first Research Impact Report this year to celebrate CCLG's progress towards finding a cure for children's cancer. As readers of Contact magazine, we are delighted to share extracts from this report in this 4-page supplement for Contact readers.