Teens Unite Fighting Cancer supports teenagers and young adults living with cancer and its lasting effects. Roxanne Lawrance, CEO, explains how it aims to create a community so patients can support each other as they begin to rebuild their lives
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.
Ceri Hogg is a research clinical nurse specialist, CCLG member and co-chair of the national Children’s Cancer Research Nurses Group (CCRNG). Here, she tells us what being part of CCLG’s professional community means to her and the benefits it brings.
Liam was diagnosed with B-cell high-risk leukaemia (ALL) on September 6, 2022. His mum, Lisa, shares his story.
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 was diagnosed with Wilms tumour in October 2021 when she was five years old. Her mum, Leonie, shares her story.
Learn about the world of kidney cancer research from Wilms tumour expert Professor Kathy Pritchard-Jones.
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?
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.
