Ask the expert: What is life like after treatment has finished?
Adapting to life after treatment can be difficult, and patients and their families may experience a range of different emotions as a result.
Medical adviser: issue 92
Dr Martin English, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at Birmingham Children's Hospital and CCLG member writes...
60 seconds with Dr Shaarna Shanmugavadivel
Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham and CCLG member, talks to us about her work
What to expect emotionally during your child’s treatment
Dr Rob Jobe is a clinical psychologist at Health in Mind, Birmingham Children’s Hospital. He spoke to parents about some of the emotions they experienced during their child’s cancer journey and offers advice on managing such feelings.
A day in the life... of a play specialist
Catrin Bayliss is a health play specialist at Cardiff and Vale UHB.
A day in the life... of a paediatric oncologist and childhood cancer researcher
Sam Behjati divides his time between clinical work at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge and research at the nearby Wellcome Sanger Institute.
All good things are wild and free
Helen Ball’s daughter Emily has recently finished treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Helen tells us about what life has looked like for her family since Emily’s diagnosis, and how nature and the outdoors has helped them.
What is cancer?
Dr Ed Cheeseman, Consultant Paediatric Pathologist and Chair of CCLG’s Biological Studies Steering Group, explains the difference between ‘normal’ cells and cancer cells, how the latter develop, and what they do to the body.
A day in the life... of a paediatric oncology clinical nurse specialist
Valerie Tomlin is a children’s cancer nurse at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge.