Sian Brown’s son, George, was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma in April 2019 when seven months old. Here, she explains how she gave up work to care for George and the financial implications of this, and how volunteering work led her back into employment helping other families of children with cancer.
Many parents will feel huge levels of stress as they try to figure out how and if they can continue to work and care for their child through treatment. Andrew Whitehouse, Service Manager at Young Lives vs Cancer, tells us what legal rights you have and how employers can support you.
Christina Harris’ daughter, Skye, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in 2021, aged 10. Having received little support from her employer following Skye’s diagnosis, culminating in her eventually losing her job, she explains why she’s now campaigning for parents with seriously ill children to be legally entitled to a career break while they care for their child.
A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that young people suffering from certain types of cancer, such as bone tumours, are experiencing lengthy times to diagnosis.
We talked to Youth Support Coordinators about the taboo of talking about death and dying.
CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association is proud to have funded a new research project investigating the latest experimental treatments for hard-to-treat neuroblastoma.
This International Nurses Day, our Chief Nurses Jo Stark and Jeanette Hawkins reflect on how nursing sits at the heart of healthcare. And how it’s the skill, dedication and impact of previous generations of nurses working in the field of children and young people’s cancer nursing that has helped them to develop their inspiring career pathways.
CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association has today launched its bold new research strategy that will lead the way in improving treatment and care for children and young people (CYP) with cancer.
Professor Dan Stark talks about what researchers are doing for teenage and young adult (TYA) cancer and what the future holds.
