Research blog

In 2016, one family funded an entire leukaemia research project - turning their experience of childhood cancer into positive action in their son's memory.

After Anna's oldest daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia, she decided to get involved with the Childhood Cancer Priority Setting Partnership. Together with childhood cancer professionals, survivors, and patients, she helped identify the research…

Trials test everything from medicines to surgeries and changes to the standard of care. They are the culmination of years of research and can only happen when there is already a great deal of evidence. But how do they actually work?

Did you know that CCLG is the professional body for all healthcare professionals and researchers working in young people’s cancer services across the UK and Ireland?

While almost all children diagnosed with retinoblastoma survive, there is still an urgent need for safer and more effective treatments that can save lives and eyesight.

Teenagers and young adults with cancer know what they need - faster diagnosis, age-specific support, better treatments - but their voices often go unheard. We want to change that.

Bone marrow transplants put a huge strain on a child's body. But what if there was a way to prepare patients and improve recovery?

New cancer treatments take a long time and a lot of money to develop. So, what if we could use existing drugs from other conditions to kill cancer cells?

How would you describe someone who has two or three degrees and up to 10 years working in research? I’m willing to bet you wouldn’t consider them ‘early’ in their career...

As 2025 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on a big year for CCLG – from launching our new name and website to leading a national childhood cancer awareness campaign. So, what has our research team been up to?

Research takes time, so it can be hard to understand what progress is being made. But what if we could follow a single idea through the research journey?

There are many types of nurses, each playing a vital role in supporting children and young people through cancer. This week, we spoke to Helen Trower, a research nurse at the Weston Park Cancer Clinical Trials Centre in Sheffield...