Ieuan’s Golf Day raises more than £1,500 for neuroblastoma research
A charity golf day has raised over £1,500 for Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) Special Named Fund.
TYAC researcher brings together young people who have had skin cancer and professionals at special event
Dr Wendy McInally, who leads Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (TYAC)’s first research project, hosted an event last month at the Royal College of Nursing which brought together survivors, clinical specialists and key stakeholders with experience of melanoma to inform the next steps of her research.
Accessible new learning resource launched for multiprofessionals in early career stage
Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) and Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (TYAC) have released the first in a series of eLearning units to aid the development of multiprofessionals in the early years of a career in children or teenage and young adult cancer services.
Experiences of young cancer patients sought to improve care
On 23 April 2024, the TYAC Professional Education Group is running a session aimed at helping staff better understand the experiences of young people with cancer as part of Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group's (CCLG) Annual Conference.
Pioneering research sheds light on immune cells in childhood brain tumours
Childhood cancer researchers looking at the composition of a childhood brain tumour called ependymoma have made a key breakthrough in the way this disease is understood. For years, treatments for ependymoma have seen limited progress, with no major breakthroughs on the horizon for these young...
New research funded to assess impact of at home chemotherapy
Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) has partnered with Young Lives vs Cancer to fund a new research project that will assess the benefits and challenges of administering chemotherapy at home to children with cancer. The goal of this jointly funded project is to understand more...
Families fund vital new research into rare blood cancer
New research into a rare type of leukaemia has been funded, thanks to several Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) Special Named Funds.
Family raises £100,000 for children’s cancer research in memory of kind-hearted son
A family fundraising for children’s cancer research in memory of their 16-year-old son fulfilled their promise to him that they would raise £100,000 before the second anniversary of his death.
New research highlights significant gaps in public awareness of signs and symptoms of cancer in children and young people
Only 32% of adult survey respondents felt confident in recognising cancer signs and symptoms in children, teenagers and young adults, according to newly published research.