What is the spleen and why does it matter if it receives radiotherapy?
Cancer treatments like radiotherapy can cause problems because they can harm healthy body cells as well as cancer cells. But what damage does it do and why does it matter?
Life after childhood cancer - what issues do survivors have to manage?
Cancer doesn't end when you finish treatment. Even after the cancer cells are long dead, the long-term effects of childhood cancer and its treatment remain. So, what are they?
The 'glittering' idea that could help children with high-risk neuroblastoma
Children with aggressive neuroblastoma often can't be treated with standard treatments like radiotherapy and chemotherapy - but what about new treatments like immunotherapy?
What is work experience like in a childhood cancer research lab? With Tabitha Fuller
We caught up with Tabitha about her work experience on a childhood leukaemia research project that was funded in memory of her sister Ruby. Here's what she got up to...
Survival of the fittest - what does it have to do with childhood cancer?
Did you know that our cells are at war inside our bodies? Competition can help keep your body healthy by allowing only the best cells to survive, but it can help the cancer cells survive...
Could starving brain tumours be a way of treating childhood cancer?
We all know that we need to eat to survive. However, we also know there are specific things that we need to eat in order to get the nutrients for our bodies to grow and repair.
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?