Professor Mark Gaze, Dr Shermaine Pan, Dr Marinka Hol and Professor Marianne Aznar are part of the SMILE consortium, an international research group dedcated to minimising the long-term impact on the teeth and face in childhood cancer survivors. Here, they tell us about the group’s work.
Jennifer Laidler, from the University of Birmingham’s Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, talks about what clinical trials are and why they are important.
Professor Bob Phillips is the Candlelighters Chair of Supportive Care Research for Children and Young People with Cancer, University of York, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at Leeds Children’s Hospital and CCLG member.
Michael Omotayo was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, when he was two years old in 1995. Now 32, he tells us about his journey from a young child with cancer to becoming a personal trainer and sports performance coach, including the challenges he’s faced and how he’s overcome them.
Lewis Paget, now 26, was diagnosed with two different leukaemias at the same time as a teenager in 2016. Here, he describes the impact of this, and how it has influenced him to become a cancer researcher himself.
Rosie Lazar was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) aged two in 1996. Now 32, she tells us about her cancer treatment as a child, what life looks like now, and why she wants to give back to charities like those that helped her.
Earlier this year, CCLG launched its new research strategy. Ashley Ball-Gamble, CEO of CCLG, explains what this means for children and young people’s cancer.
From the Racecourse basecamp, 2000 adventurers will head out on looped routes around & through Bath
Get active after the Easter holidays and take on a historic 50 km Ultra, a testing 25 km, or a sharp 10 km challenge at your pace
Rolling hills, villages, footpaths & stunning views to take on at your pace
