Each year in the UK 1,900 children are diagnosed with cancer and it’s the biggest cause of death by disease in children aged 0-14 years. One in 300 children will develop cancer by the age of 18. Despite this, many children experience long waits for diagnosis, contributing to treatment delays and their cancer being diagnosed when it’s much harder to treat.
The CCLG Research Discovery Day on 1 October, at The University of Leeds, welcomed parents of children diagnosed with cancer, survivors and fundraisers, who heard top experts share ongoing research aimed at improving the future for children and young people with cancer.
Kimberley Hattersley-Barton was first diagnosed with cancer when she was just 13 months old and has received a further four diagnoses since.
CCLG’s RAG is an integral part of the expert review guidance which underpins the assessment process of new research funding applications. For each new funding scheme, this group of around 20 experts from across the CYP cancer research field meet to provide advice about the quality and clinically relevant of research proposals to help guide CCLG as to which ones to support.
We talked to Scott to find out how he is using his experiences of childhood cancer to improve research and advocate for the voices of patients.
A vital new research project funded by a Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) Special Named Fund will investigate the effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy on children's developing brains.
Marnie was diagnosed with kidney cancer at just 18 months old. Her mum, Bonnie, shares her story.
Fundraising in memory of a south London teenager has now raised more than £250,000 for research into children’s blood cancer.
The LPT works with CCLG to fund research, using our expertise to select the most impactful research projects and manage their extensive research programme. With the latest seven projects, the LPT has funded over £25 million of research through the CCLG Research Funding Network.
