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Are young people with cancer different from other cancer patients?

Welcome to a special edition of Research Roundup in honour of the first ever Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month!

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What are the six main types of childhood cancer research?

When you start looking at childhood cancer research, there is medical jargon to understand and lots of different terms for projects. Here's a run down of what they mean...

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What's it like being a woman in science? With Professor Chris Halsey

February 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which celebrates the scientific achievements of women and encourages all children to consider a future in science.

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Closing the care gap: Why worldwide childhood cancer care needs improving

On Saturday 4 February, it is World Cancer Day. The theme for this year is ‘Close the care gap’. We take a look at what needs to be done to help children with cancer globally.

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Could one of the most aggressive cancers in children be caused by one gene?

We know that cancer happens when the working of cells ‘goes wrong’ – and that this is normally due to multiple changes in the cell’s genetic code. But not all cancers have multiple changes...

What happened in 2022? Our cancer research highlights

Before 2022 fades into distant memory, we wanted to take a moment to look back at everything CCLG achieved this year for childhood cancer research. Let’s take a look!

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My life as a childhood cancer researcher' with Dr Maria Niklison Chirou

Have you wondered how a researcher spends their time, or the highs and lows that come with working on children's cancer? We spoke to Maria about her work...

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How much does childhood cancer research cost? Why do we fund it?

As a charity, CCLG has to carefully plan and balance how to spend our money so it will help children with cancer in the best way possible. Research is expensive, so find out why we do it...

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How can we change toxic cancer treatments for the better?

Chemotherapy – there’s no denying it’s a scary-sounding word. But, despite the heart-breaking images that it can conjure, it has saved the lives of many people diagnosed with cancer.

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The inside scoop on The Little Princess Trust

CCLG work closely with The Little Princess Trust (LPT) to fund the best childhood cancer research. Find out more about how our partnership helps the world of childhood cancer research...