UK childhood cancer experts come together for CCLG Annual Meeting
Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) hosts its Annual Meeting next week (March 20-21), bringing together over 450 experts from across the childhood cancer community.
Charities come together to launch Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month this April
Cancer charities from across the UK have come together for the first Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month.
Sparking hope - can electricity treat childhood brain tumours?
March is Brain Tumour Awareness month, so let’s look at the brain. Find out why electricity matters and about the fascinating research that could help children with brain tumours...
Ask the expert: Dr Ren Manias
Ask the expert with Dr Ren Manias, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at Southampton General Hospital, and Contact's medical adviser
What are rare cancers and how are they treated?
Professor Bernadette Brennan, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, tells us what rare childhood cancers are and how they are treated.
Sharing knowledge and best practices: Starting blocks for progress and innovation
The European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOP Europe) is the only pan-European organisation representing all professionals working in the field of childhood cancers. Annika Strasser, SIOP Europe Communication and Marketing Coordinator, tells us about how it fosters partnerships that are helping to push progress across international boundaries.
Ten brains are better than one - what are national advisory panels?
National advisory panels (NAPs) advise teams on the best treatments for complicated cancers. Dr Jessica Bate, a consultant paediatric oncologist at University Hospital Southampton, explains more and tells us about her recent research evaluating their impact
What happens when doctors find it difficult to diagnose a child’s cancer?
Dr Ren Manias, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at Southampton General Hospital, explains what happens and why when doctors find it difficult to diagnose a child’s cancer.
A parent's view... holding on to hope after a cancer diagnosis
Jemma Smith’s son Freddie was diagnosed with a germ cell tumour in September 2017. She tells us about the support they received and offers advice to other families after a cancer diagnosis.