Medical advisor (issue 97)
Senior Academic Consultant at University of York, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at Leeds Children’s Hospital and CCLG member.
Research Focus: International collaboration to find pioneering new brain tumour treatment
Proteins in our cells work together to carry out all the functions required for life. My research team at the University of Southampton studies the interactions between proteins in cancer cells, which allows us to understand which proteins drive the formation of cancers and how they contribute to cancer severity.
60 seconds with Toria Pick
Toria Pick, Family Support Worker at PASIC explains about her career so far, what her role involves, what her proudest moment is , what her job means to her and how families can find out about accessing a family support worker.
Liam's story
Liam was diagnosed with B-cell high-risk leukaemia (ALL) on September 6, 2022. His mum, Lisa, shares his story.
How can we change toxic cancer treatments for the better?
Chemotherapy – there’s no denying it’s a scary-sounding word. But, despite the heart-breaking images that it can conjure, it has saved the lives of many people diagnosed with cancer.
Lucie's story
Lucie was diagnosed with Wilms tumour in October 2021 when she was five years old. Her mum, Leonie, shares her story.
CCLG Research Talks: How Kidney Cancer Research Works
Learn about the world of kidney cancer research from Wilms tumour expert Professor Kathy Pritchard-Jones.
What is tissue banking and how does it help children with cancer?
Many people agree that research is vital to changing the future for childhood cancer. But did you know that a lot of research can’t happen without actual cancer samples?
How do researchers use cell models to target cancer?
In cancer research, ‘models’ can be naturally existing or artificially created such as single cancer cells, fruit flies with genetic mutations, or other more complicated organisms.