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Cancer deaths in youngsters drop by nearly 60 per cent in 40 years
22nd January 2015
Cancer deaths in children and young people have fallen by 58 per cent in the past 40 years, according to new figures announced by Cancer Research UK today.
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Become a triathlete for CCLG!
16th January 2015
CCLG has guaranteed charity places in the Vitality World Triathlon London, taking place on the 30 & 31 May 2015.
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Haig Thomas Expedition raising funds for CCLG
12th January 2015
In 2015, Ed Cooper and Alec Greenwell will set out to re-trace the 1500-mile journey of British geographer and ornithologist, David Haig-Thomas seventy years after his well-documented trek through the hazardous Arctic, while fundraising for CCLG. The record of Haig-Thomas's epic journey is recorded in his fascinating book ?Tracks in the Snow?, recently re-released with proceeds from the sale coming to CCLG.
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Scientists map out how childhood brain tumours relapse
19th December 2014
Researchers have discovered the unique genetic paths that the childhood brain tumour medulloblastoma follows when the disease comes back, according to research published in Cancer Cell (link is external) on 18 December.
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15,000 extra children survived cancer thanks to improvements since the 1970s
20th November 2014
During the last 40 years over 15,000 more children have beaten cancer than would have done if survival had remained the same as in the 1970s, according to new figures from Cancer Research UK.
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Access to support and information for young people with cancer vital
12th November 2014
It is vital that young people with cancer can easily access face-to-face and online support and information to confidently deal with their illness, according to new research from CLIC Sargent.
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Rachel and Stephen's tandem challenge
7th November 2014
CCLG's Chair of Trustees, Rachel Wilcox, and her husband Stephen, decided to raise funds for CCLG by taking part in the 2014 RideLondon-Surrey 100 - on their tandem!
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Cancer cell 'fingerprints' in the blood may speed up diagnosis for children's cancers
3rd November 2014
Newly-identified cancer cell fingerprints in the blood could one day help doctors diagnose a range of children's cancers faster and more accurately, according to research* presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference this week.
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