A Lincolnshire man is climbing the tallest peak in the Peak District whilst blindfolded to raise funds for children’s brain tumour research in support of a teenager registered blind after having undergone treatment for the disease as a boy.
CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association is pleased to fund a new research project to understand how chemotherapy can be delivered more flexibly to children and young people outside of hospital.
A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that young people suffering from certain types of cancer, such as bone tumours, are experiencing lengthy times to diagnosis.
We talked to Youth Support Coordinators about the taboo of talking about death and dying.
CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association is proud to have funded a new research project investigating the latest experimental treatments for hard-to-treat neuroblastoma.
This International Nurses Day, our Chief Nurses Jo Stark and Jeanette Hawkins reflect on how nursing sits at the heart of healthcare. And how it’s the skill, dedication and impact of previous generations of nurses working in the field of children and young people’s cancer nursing that has helped them to develop their inspiring career pathways.
CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association has today launched its bold new research strategy that will lead the way in improving treatment and care for children and young people (CYP) with cancer.
A group of top chefs have raised more than £20,000 to support children and young people with cancer by hosting a glamorous auction dinner at London’s luxury One Aldwych hotel last month [April].
CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association and the Bone Cancer Research Trust have co-funded two innovative new research projects into osteosarcoma.
