Magazine articles list

Paediatric Clinical Psychologist at Birmingham Children’s Hospital & CCLG member

Lillie Killick was 14 years old when diagnosed with leukaemia in 2010. Now 27, she tells us how some of the support she received after treatment helped to inspire her career choices

Supportive care is an area of children’s cancer care that has progressed significantly in recent decades. Dr Bob Phillips and Dr Jess Morgan, members of CCLG’s Supportive Care working group, explain just some of the ways it has improved to help patients and their families cope with their disease and the treatment of it.

This year, for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM), CCLG has been working hard to raise awareness of the long-term impact of childhood cancer and its treatments.

Jake Andrade was first diagnosed with leukaemia as a 13-year-old, before relapsing aged 19. Now 21, he tells us about the goals he set to help him through his second treatment and recovery, and how he has published a book to help other young people with cancer

Defining the molecular landscape of paediatric and adolescent acute leukaemia in Tanzania

The Little Princess Trust (LPT) forges important partnerships with other charities, such as CCLG, to further children’s cancer research. Its Chief Executive Phil Brace tells us how the LPT has come together with Cancer Research UK to help more young people access clinical trials.

Sarah Davis' daughter Emma was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) as a 12-year-old. She writes about the support the family received and the progress Emma has made since finishing treatment

LATCH Welsh Children’s Cancer Charity supports children and young people with cancer and their families who are under the care of the Children’s Hospital for Wales. As it celebrates its 40th anniversary, LATCH’s CEO, Menai Owen-Jones, reflects on its achievements over the past four decades.