Accepting the past and looking to the future
Cara Smith was diagnosed with a brain tumour as a toddler. Here, she tells us how the past is helping shape her future.
"Life is about moments - don’t wait for them, create them”
Lee Brennan, 48, found fame as the singer of '911' in the late 1990s. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma as a 9-year-old, before relapsing aged 15, and he tells us how his cancer experience has influenced a new vocation.
“I want to help people in the same situation I was once in”
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.
Understanding late effects to improve the lives of childhood cancer 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.
‘Thund-raising’ children conquer ‘welly walk’ in support of classmates with cancer
A Hertfordshire school has raised £3,000 for Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) in support of two of its pupils undergoing treatment for cancer. Children and staff at Thundridge Primary marked World Cancer Day on February 4 by braving the elements to take on a 5K sponsored...
World Duty Free staff vote for new three-year charity partnership with CCLG
UK employees at World Duty Free, which is part of leading global travel retailer Dufry, have voted for Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) becoming the company’s latest charity partner.
CCLG celebrates 45th anniversary in 2022
This year, Childen's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) is proudly celebrating its 45th anniversary.
TYAC launches first research strategy to increase funding of teenage and young adult cancer research
In TYAC's ambitious strategy for 2020 - 2025, one of our aims was to lead and fund world-class research dedicated to teenage and young adult cancers. Following a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, today we're proud to launch our first research strategy to help fulfil that goal.
Bridging the gap for teenagers and young adults with cancer
With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying many of its plans, Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (TYAC) has revisited its ambitious 2020-2025 strategic plan. Ashley Ball-Gamble, CEO of TYAC and CCLG, explains more.