Special Named Funds support vital new leukaemia research
Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) is delighted to announce two new research projects that will help further understanding of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).
What are the top priorities for childhood cancer research?
Researchers used to just work on things that they thought were important to learn more about. Now, parents and patients are getting more involved and shaping research priorities...
What is quality of life and how can childhood cancer doctors measure it?
One of the most interesting things about quality of life is that it is different for everyone. It depends on your values, culture, and expectations. So, how can we learn what matters to children?
What are genetic errors in childhood cancer and where did they come from?
Cancer is caused by something going wrong in a cell’s genetic code. However, it’s not always clear where these errors come from - were they inherited or are they new?
Families fund research that will improve treatment for rare leukaemia variant
Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) is proud to announce a new research project which aims to improve treatment for children with a rare variant of leukaemia.
What are healthy cells doing in childhood brain tumours?
Our bodies are made up of lots of types of cells - and so are brain tumours. But what are the healthy cells doing inside tumours, and how could this impact cancer survival?
CCLG Research Talks: How powerful is awareness in diagnosing childhood cancer?
Hear from Dr Shaarna Shanmugavadivel about her work improving awareness of childhood cancer.
New research project funded that aims to fight medulloblastoma in children
We are delighted to announce a vital new research project that could create a new and kinder treatment for medulloblastoma, a childhood brain tumour.
What are the six main types of childhood cancer research?
When you start looking at childhood cancer research, there is medical jargon to understand and lots of different terms for projects. Here's a run down of what they mean...