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Professor Bob Phillips, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist and Contact’s medical adviser

Emily Piszton was diagnosed with a type of brain tumour called craniopharyngioma in 2022, aged 11. Now 12, Emily explains how her tumour and its treatment caused her to gain weight, and what she did in response to this.

Rudi Keyser's daughter was treated for cancer at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). He tells us how a decade later, as its Interim Head of Catering, he implemented an innovative app to help young patients to eat.

Breastfeeding during treatment can have lots of benefits for infants with cancer. Karen Jepson, Advanced Paediatric Dietitian at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, explains more about the positive impact it can have.

Claire Crowley’s son, James, was diagnosed with leukaemia in November 2014. She describes the challenges of feeding James while on treatment and the nutrition support he received.

Dr Mark Brougham and Dr Raquel Revuelta-Iniesta co-chair the Cancer and Nutrition working group for Children and Young People, part of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). They tell us more about the group, the importance of nutrition and what research is happening to improve nutrition for patients.

60 seconds with Laura Sealy, Specialist Paediatric Dietitian at Bristol Children’s Hospital

Louise Henry, Advanced Dietetic Practitioner (Paediatrics and TYA) at The Royal Marsden Hospital, gives an overview on nutrition while a child is receiving cancer treatment, including its challenges and tips to support families.

Paediatric Clinical Psychologist at Birmingham Children’s Hospital & CCLG member

This year, for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM), CCLG has been working hard to raise awareness of the long-term impact of childhood cancer and its treatments.