60 seconds with Laura Sealy
60 seconds with Laura Sealy, Specialist Paediatric Dietitian at Bristol Children’s Hospital
Breastfeeding during your child's cancer treatment
Breastfeeding during treatment can have lots of benefits for infants with cancer. Karen Jepson, Advanced Paediatric Dietitian at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, explains more about the positive impact it can have.
Ask the Expert: Professor Bob Phillips
Professor Bob Phillips, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist and Contact’s medical adviser
Research Focus: 'Starving' brain tumours
Exploring alterations in amino acid metabolism as novel therapeutic targets in paediatric glial tumours using advanced metabolomics methods
Eating and nutrition while on treatment
Louise Henry, Advanced Dietetic Practitioner (Paediatrics and TYA) at The Royal Marsden Hospital, gives an overview on nutrition while a child is receiving cancer treatment, including its challenges and tips to support families.
A parent's view... keeping children active
Kat Earley's son Cohen was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, aged four. She writes about how staying active wherever possible played a crucial role in his wellbeing both during and after treatment.
Fun sports day promotes physical activity for young patients in the South West
‘Make a Move!’ is a dedicated sports and activities day organised for children and young people who have been treated for cancer and blood disorders, under the care of Bristol Children’s Hospital. Kate Millar, paediatric physiotherapist at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, tells us more.
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.
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.