Professor Plevin and Dr Margaret Cunningham will investigate an enzyme that might play a role in osteosarcoma development, and see whether this could form the basis of a new type of treatment.
CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association is pleased to fund a new research project to understand how chemotherapy can be delivered more flexibly to children and young people outside of hospital.
A Lincolnshire man is climbing the tallest peak in the Peak District whilst blindfolded to raise funds for children’s brain tumour research in support of a teenager registered blind after having undergone treatment for the disease as a boy.
A Sussex man is preparing to paddleboard across the English Channel to raise funds for children’s cancer research in memory of his 10-year-old daughter.
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Nicol had a joyful childhood filled with smiles, curiosity, and laughter. She especially loved playing in her toy kitchen, cooking alongside her mum and pretending to win MasterChef every time. But in December 2020, everything changed.
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What does good employer support for parents, patients and survivors look like? What are their legal rights? In this edition, we hear a variety of experiences from parents and survivors about how their place of work did – or, in some cases, didn’t – support them and the impact this had.
Shane Gunby was diagnosed with a brain tumour aged 15 in 2012, leaving him with several long-term side effects. He explains how this has impacted him in the workplace, and what a difference proper support from employers can make to young people navigating the world of work after cancer.
Sian Brown’s son, George, was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma in April 2019 when seven months old. Here, she explains how she gave up work to care for George and the financial implications of this, and how volunteering work led her back into employment helping other families of children with cancer.
