Accepting the past and looking to the future
Cara Smith was diagnosed with a brain tumour as a toddler. Here, she tells us how the past is helping shape her future.
Cara Smith was diagnosed with a brain tumour as a toddler. Here, she tells us how the past is helping shape her future.
Jack Hamilton was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2010, aged seven. Now at university studying medicine, he explains how he hopes to fulfil his dream of becoming an oncologist.
ALLTogether-1 is an international clinical trial looking at improving treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Dr John Moppett, who oversees the trial in the UK, explains more.
Gayle Routledge, mum to Lewis who sadly died of cancer aged two in 2010 and founder of bereavement charity A Child of Mine, tells us how his memory inspires all that she does now.
With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying many of its plans, Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (TYAC), CCLG’s sister organisation, has revisited its ambitious 2020-2025 strategic plan. Ashley Ball-Gamble, CEO of TYAC and CCLG, explains more.
Ellie Waters, 20, is a digital content creator who was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, aged 14. She tells us how she began creating digital content to share her experiences and help raise awareness of childhood cancer and its effects.
Dr Bob Phillips, Senior Academic Consultant at University of York, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at Leeds Children’s Hospital and CCLG member, writes...
Imaging is central to diagnosing and monitoring solid cancers and scans are a key part of the patient and family journey. Different types of scans such as CT, MRI and PET, have all become commonplace in hospitals throughout the UK and children benefit from the accurate high-quality images they produce.
Naomi Shefford-Thomas, CCLG Information Executive and mum to Phoebe, who underwent almost four years of treatment for neuroblastoma, answers your questions.