CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association has funded two research projects that will support the development of kinder and more effective treatments for children and young people with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
Dr Sophie Kellaway at the University of Nottingham is investigating whether an asthma drug could help provide a new, targeted treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia.
Dr Katrina Lappin aims to create a cost effective and more accurate acute myeloid leukaemia model to test treatments on.
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Being diagnosed with cancer when you are just starting to make your own way in the world is hugely challenging. Teenagers and young adults with cancer have specific needs in cancer research.
Many of the research priorities identified by children and young people with cancer themselves, their families, and those who treat and care for them, relate to living with and beyond cancer
In this section we look at how families may feel in the first few weeks and months after a child has died. We look at worries and fears that are shared by many families and how to recognise when your other children may need extra help with coping.
Sarcomas are cancers that occur in the connective tissues of the body, like bones, muscle and cartilage.
Izzy Darnes was 21 years old when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in June 2025. Here, she tells us about the impact of her cancer, what has helped her, and offers advice to others.
Today (April 1) marks the first day of Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month (TYACAM) – an opportunity for charities and the young people we support to come together and raise awareness.
