CCLG Research Talks: What are the long term side effects of childhood cancer and its treatment?
Nicky Webb shares the long-term effects of childhood cancer and its treatments for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Welcome to our new TYAC Chair and Executive member
We are delighted to welcome our new TYAC Chair Liz Purnell, Lead Nurse for Teenagers & Young Adults with Cancer for South Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, and North Derbyshire, and Executive member Hanna Simpson, Lead Nurse for Teenagers & Young Adults with Cancer, Ambulatory Care and Withington Unit at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
Life after childhood cancer - what issues do survivors have to manage?
Cancer doesn't end when you finish treatment. Even after the cancer cells are long dead, the long-term effects of childhood cancer and its treatment remain. So, what are they?
Professor Jillian Mann, MBE: a tribute
Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) is deeply saddened to hear one of its founder members and pioneers in paediatric oncology, Professor Jillian Mann, MBE, has passed away, aged 84.
The 'glittering' idea that could help children with high-risk neuroblastoma
Children with aggressive neuroblastoma often can't be treated with standard treatments like radiotherapy and chemotherapy - but what about new treatments like immunotherapy?
Amelia's story
Amelia was originally diagnosed with Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) at 9 months old. Here she shares her story.
Fraser's story
At 17 months old, on 9 April 2018, Fraser was diagnosed with stage B acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). His mum Alison shares his story.
What is work experience like in a childhood cancer research lab? With Tabitha Fuller
We caught up with Tabitha about her work experience on a childhood leukaemia research project that was funded in memory of her sister Ruby. Here's what she got up to...
Survival of the fittest - what does it have to do with childhood cancer?
Did you know that our cells are at war inside our bodies? Competition can help keep your body healthy by allowing only the best cells to survive, but it can help the cancer cells survive...