When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, this is felt across the whole family, and though not undergoing treatment themselves, siblings are often affected in ways that may be less visible but deeply felt. Here, Dr Claire Wright, Clinical Psychologist at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, explains how siblings might feel, and offers tips and advice to help support them.
Colette Robinson-Mellor's daughter, Hollie, was diagnosed with an eye cancer, called retinoblastoma, aged 13 months in 2024. Here, Colette tells us how Hollie’s brother, Ted, who was four at the time of his sister’s diagnosis, helped and supported the whole family, and how they also navigated his own worries.
Evie Mattison was nine years old when her brother, Dan, was diagnosed with leukaemia as a teenager in 2014. Here, she describes what helped her during Dan’s treatment, and how her family’s experiences have shaped her life, studies and ambitions.
Darcey was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in November 2022 when she was just 17 months old. Her mum, Sophie, shares her story.
A childhood cancer survivor has completed a trio of running challenges to raise almost £1,600 to support other children and young people diagnosed with the disease in the future.
A Stockport dad whose daughter died of blood cancer when just 21 months old has tackled the Three Peaks Challenge in her memory last month – while wearing a weighted vest which was the same weight she was when she passed away to symbolise carrying her with him.
A PhD researcher at the University of East Anglia has raised almost £3,000 for CCLG: The Children & Young People's Cancer Association by running the London Marathon, after being inspired to take part in the iconic event by her work.
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.
Little Princess Trust (LPT) researchers have found that children treated in childhood cancer treatment centres across the UK and Ireland all have the same high chance of recovery.
