Research Focus: 'Starving' brain tumours
Exploring alterations in amino acid metabolism as novel therapeutic targets in paediatric glial tumours using advanced metabolomics methods
Why I’m determined to advocate for better nutrition during childhood cancer treatment
Sarah Cripps’ son, Teddy, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) when 18 months old in April 2022. She explains the crucial role diet and nutrition played during Teddy’s treatment
Dealing with food cravings while on steroids
Hannah Longstaff's daughter, Matilda, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in February 2022, aged three. She tells us how Matilda’s appetite increased after being put on steroids and about the support she has received.
Ask the Expert: Professor Bob Phillips
Professor Bob Phillips, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist and Contact’s medical adviser
Surviving and thriving with exercise therapy
Saskia Wells was diagnosed with a brain tumour, aged 16. Now 18, she tells us about being one of the first patients in the UK to receive one-to-one exercise therapy support through the Active Hospitals project, funded by Public Health England and Sport England, at Sheffield Children’s Hospital.
Empowering children and young people to move again after a cancer diagnosis
Supershoes is a national charity that helps children and young people become active again after a cancer diagnosis. Its founder and CEO, Sarah White, tells us how it provides young patients with a pair of specially crafted shoes designed to encourage them to move.
"She never ceases to amaze us with her tenacity and dynamism"
Emma Cooper’s daughter Madeleine was diagnosed with a germ cell tumour aged four. She tells us how Madeleine’s love for gymnastics helped her both physically and mentally during treatment.
Ask the Expert: Tom Fletcher
Tom Fletcher, specialist paediatric exercise therapist at Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Pioneering PE project helps normalise movement while in hospital
Brainbow is a specialist rehabilitation service for children with brain tumours based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. Becca Knowles, specialist paediatric physiotherapist, tells us about its pilot project employing a PE teacher within its hospital school.