Kerry conquers Yorkshire Three Peaks for CCLG
A lady whose son had leukaemia as a child has completed a gruelling challenge to raise funds for Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG).
Father shares family’s story to help raise awareness of childhood cancer
A father from Basingstoke whose daughter is undergoing treatment for leukaemia is sharing his family’s story for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM) this September.
Ask the expert: What is life like after treatment has finished?
Adapting to life after treatment can be difficult, and patients and their families may experience a range of different emotions as a result.
A day in the life... of a paediatric oncology clinical nurse specialist
Valerie Tomlin is a children’s cancer nurse at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge.
Medical adviser: issue 92
Dr Martin English, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at Birmingham Children's Hospital and CCLG member writes...
60 seconds with Dr Shaarna Shanmugavadivel
Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham and CCLG member, talks to us about her work
What to expect emotionally during your child’s treatment
Dr Rob Jobe is a clinical psychologist at Health in Mind, Birmingham Children’s Hospital. He spoke to parents about some of the emotions they experienced during their child’s cancer journey and offers advice on managing such feelings.
A day in the life... of a play specialist
Catrin Bayliss is a health play specialist at Cardiff and Vale UHB.
What is cancer?
Dr Ed Cheeseman, Consultant Paediatric Pathologist and Chair of CCLG’s Biological Studies Steering Group, explains the difference between ‘normal’ cells and cancer cells, how the latter develop, and what they do to the body.