Two leading childhood cancer charities – CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association and Solving Kids’ Cancer UK (SKC) – have joined forces to launch Engage: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Lived Experience Platform, a first of its kind national initiative designed to ensure that the voices of children, young people and families affected by cancer drive meaningful change across the sector.
A man is taking on a fundraising challenge throughout September in honour of his fiancée who is undergoing treatment for blood cancer after being diagnosed last year when she was just 21.
The first meeting of the new National Cancer Board takes place on 21 September, with CCLG Chief Executive Ashley Ball-Gamble as the lead for children and young people's cancers.
A Perthshire dad is taking on the Scottish Half Marathon in support of his nine-year-old son who has recently finished cancer treatment for a second time and to “create a positive action out of difficult times” by fundraising for research into the disease.
UK team members at World Duty Free (WDF), part of Avolta, the leading global travel retail and food and beverage player, have now raised more than £400,000 for CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association.
May and June are always busy months for CCLG, with various events taking place for professionals in children's and young people's cancer to come together, share best practice and develop their knowledge and skills.
A Lancashire man who had part of his leg removed during cancer treatment has walked 10 million steps in a year - representing a million steps for each year he’s been cancer-free - to raise funds to support children and young people affected by the disease.
A south London family whose teenage daughter died from blood cancer has raised more than £300,000 for research into the disease - and they’re not done yet.
A childhood cancer survivor has completed a trio of running challenges to raise almost £1,600 to support other children and young people diagnosed with the disease in the future.
