What even is a ‘targeted therapy’ anyway?
Targeted treatments that use drugs to stop cancer cells from growing and spreading. Find out what they are, how they work, and why they are so important...
Buggy trek through Britain helps raise huge sum for children’s cancer
Two friends have raised more than £10,000 to be split between Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) and Piam Brown Ward at Southampton General Hospital.
Seven reasons why cancer cells are different
We all know that cancer is bad. But what exactly is ‘cancer’? Cancer cells are unhealthy, warped versions of our own healthy cells. So, what exactly makes them different?
First of its kind childhood cancer research launches, thanks to CCLG Special Named Funds and Alice’s Arc
Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) and Alice’s Arc are proud to announce a new research project that will help support families and clinicians with treatment decisions for relapsed and refractory rhabdomyosarcoma.
How do you test medicines for brain tumours?
Experts from the University of Nottingham have developed a new way of tracking how medicines move in the brain. Find out how this could help get medicines into clinical trials faster...
Surprise Star Wars troop supports CCLG Special Named Fund
A group of Star Wars costumers patrolled Dorset’s beaches last month to raise vital funds for, and awareness of, a Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) Special Named Fund.
Can you change the future? We think so.
Research is really about helping patients, families, friends - you. So, in celebration of our first ever research blog post, we will look at how you can impact research.
50 cancer charities write to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, setting out expectations for '10-Year Cancer Plan'
Today, Monday 20 June, along with more than 50 cancer charities, we are writing to Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, setting out our expectations for next month’s 10-Year Cancer Plan.
Young People's Representatives for the TYAC Professional Education Group
The TYAC (Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer) Professional Education Group has an exciting opportunity for young people to become a Young People's Representative. The role will be at the heart of the the group's efforts to improve the care of teenage and young adults during and following cancer treatment.