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.
Dr Annmarie Jeanes, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist at Leeds Children’s Hospital, explains the different types of imaging your child may experience at the time of diagnosis, during treatment and follow-up
Brad Gudger, diagnosed with leukaemia as a 19-year-old, tells us how he has used his own experiences to establish a charity and launch an app for cancer patients aged 18+.
Adapting to life after treatment can be difficult, and patients and their families may experience a range of different emotions as a result.
Helen Ball’s daughter Emily has recently finished treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Helen tells us about what life has looked like for her family since Emily’s diagnosis, and how nature and the outdoors has helped them.
Chloe Hunt was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 2010. She describes the challenges she faced adapting to a ‘new normal’ both during and after treatment, and how she overcame them.
