How has childhood cancer research changed since the 1800s?
Cancer has been around for thousands of years. But it's only since the 1800s that we have made progress in understanding and treating it - particularly in children. Read to find out more...
TYAC funds research to help young people with skin cancer
Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (TYAC) is proud to announce it has funded two brand-new research projects that will answer questions important to teenagers and young adults with cancer.
New research project will help young people understand their risk of kidney damage
Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (TYAC) is proud to have funded its first two research projects to help young people with cancer.
Oscar's story
Oscar was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in 2021 when he was just three years old. His mum, Rebecca, shares his story.
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...