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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

It’s not just the type of treatments that doctors look to improve, but the way they can be delivered so they are safer and more effective, too. We hear from two leading experts on already established advancements in eye cancer treatment, and a developing example of progress in brain tumour therapy.

Nicky Webb, is a clinical nurse specialist for the long-term follow-up of survivors of childhood cancer at the East Midlands Children and Young Person's Integrated Cancer Service. She is also a CCLG member and plays an active role in CCLG's specialist Late Effects Group.

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.

First formed to establish clinical trials in childhood cancer, research has always been an integral part of CCLG’s work. Ellie Ellicott, CCLG Research Communications Executive, tells us more about its research journey and how the experiences of those that matter the most are helping shape future directions.

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.

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