A family fundraising in memory of their five-year-old son has now raised £250,000 for research into rhabdomyosarcoma. After Jake Ellis passed away from the soft tissue cancer in 2008, his parents, Jo-ann and Nick, set up Team Jake, a Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG)...
Experts from the University of Nottingham have developed a protocol for clinicians around the world which will help to close the gap between diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer, and could increase the chance of survival from the disease.
The President of International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) and long-standing CCLG member, talks to us about her work.
ALLTogether-1 is an international clinical trial looking at improving treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Dr John Moppett, who oversees the trial in the UK, explains more.
Sinead Wood's son Cillian finished treatment for T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma last summer. She writes on how it took time for her and her family to adjust to life after treatment, and offers advice to others trying to do the same.
Our research projects cover the whole cancer journey from learning about how cancer cells grow to improving everyday life for patients and survivors.
Dr Rachel Cox, is a consultant paediatric oncologist and Chair of CCLG’s Late Effects Group. She tells us what late effects are, and how the work of the group is helping to improve the quality of life for survivors of childhood cancer.
Jack Hamilton was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2010, aged seven. Now at university studying medicine, he explains how he hopes to fulfil his dream of becoming an oncologist.
Professor Hamish Wallace is a Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at the Royal Hospital for Children & Young People in Edinburgh and honorary professor at The University of Edinburgh. He explains what fertility preservation options are available for young cancer patients.
