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...
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...
We all know that we need to eat to survive. However, we also know there are specific things that we need to eat in order to get the nutrients for our bodies to grow and repair.
Researchers used to just work on things that they thought were important to learn more about. Now, parents and patients are getting more involved and shaping research priorities...
One of the most interesting things about quality of life is that it is different for everyone. It depends on your values, culture, and expectations. So, how can we learn what matters to children?
Cancer is caused by something going wrong in a cell’s genetic code. However, it’s not always clear where these errors come from - were they inherited or are they new?
Our bodies are made up of lots of types of cells - and so are brain tumours. But what are the healthy cells doing inside tumours, and how could this impact cancer survival?
When someone is diagnosed with cancer, they will often be given chemotherapy to try and kill the cancer. But what is chemotherapy?
When you start looking at childhood cancer research, there is medical jargon to understand and lots of different terms for projects. Here's a run down of what they mean...
