Establishing a new comprehensive blood test to monitor rhabdomyosarcoma in children
Dr Supriti Ghosh at The Institute of Cancer Research hopes to learn more about how to use tiny fragments of DNA from the blood to monitor rhabdomyosarcoma.
Dr Supriti Ghosh at The Institute of Cancer Research hopes to learn more about how to use tiny fragments of DNA from the blood to monitor rhabdomyosarcoma.
Dr Alina Pandele at the University of Nottingham hopes to find fragments cancer cell genetic code in the blood which can help doctors know when ependymoma grows back.
News and updates about CCLG's Special Named Funds.
Alex Witton was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in May 2025 at 22 years old. This Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month (TYACAM), she shares her story.
Teenagers and young adults with cancer know what they need - faster diagnosis, age-specific support, better treatments - but their voices often go unheard. We want to change that.
In this section we look at life a few years after your child has died.
Community teams play an important role in supporting children with a central nervous system (CNS) tumour at home. The family will have all the contact details for their cancer care team, who may well have contacted you directly to provide an aspect of care in the home.
Teenagers and young adults with cancer have distinct needs. The CCLG Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Research Centre aims to address them.
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A major new initiative designed to address the long-standing underfunding of research focused on teenagers and young adults with cancer, particularly in the psychosocial aspects of care, is set to launch.