Caring for children with cancer

Finding out that you child has cancer is a devastating blow that sends families reeling.

It marks the beginning of a long and difficult journey, filled with trips to and from hospital, unpleasant and frightening medical procedures, worry, pain and distress.

As well as funding research into childhood cancer, we also provide funding for projects that help children and families on this difficult journey.

Partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital

The team at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital treats one in 10 of the children diagnosed with cancer in the UK.

We have worked with them to support two major capital projects: the Paul O’Gorman Patient Hotel and the redevelopment and expansion of their oncology and haematology facilities.

Read More: Our partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital

A special day out for children with cancer

Thanks to your generous support, we were able to offer children with cancer and their families a very memorable day. A special performance of Zippos Circus.

Through your sponsorship, they came as VIP guests to this sensational circus extravaganza.

They mingled with the circus acts and learnt their circus skills. And afterwards they lunched with our celebrity guests.

Read more: Zippos Circus - a special day out

Hospice care for children

It is a sad fact that several hundred children with cancer are failed by current treatments every year in the UK.

A network of children’s hospices exists to help and support these children and their families.

Hospices provide a wide variety of services to help children and families cope with what lies ahead, much of which is focused on supporting the family at home.

Read more: Children's hospices

Caring for children from impoverished countries

Treatments for cancer are expensive and many poorer countries simply do not have the means to provide them.

Since 1996, we have been working with a charity called Paul O’Gorman Lifeline which helps to provide treatment for children from eastern Europe and central Asia with life-threatening illnesses.

Read more: Our work with Paul O’Gorman Lifeline

Other projects

Over the years, we have supported a wide variety of projects providing support and care to children and families going through treatment for cancer.

Read more: Welfare projects we have supported