Helen Pearson, Advanced Nurse Practitioner in solid tumours, researcher and CCLG member, explains how the findings of a study have helped co-design an important new web resource to support families.
Toby was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in March 2020 when he was just two years old. His mum, Leah, shares his story.
Children, parents and coaches at sports classes across the country have raised more than £20,000 for Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG).
Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) has funded a new lymphoma research project, thanks to five fundraising families.
During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, Manraj fundraised for CCLG by selling pin badges, supplemented by the fundraising of other family members.
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.
