Scientific conferences

We organise and support conferences on topics relevant to childhood cancer.

Childhood Cancer 2012: International scientific conference on Early Exposures and Childhood CancerThis April we hosted our third international scientific conference: Early Exposures and Childhood Cancer.

Read our conference summary

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Press release: Childhood Cancer 2012 - mobile phones

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Stop Press - 24th April 2012
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Venue: Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London
Dates: Tuesday 24th April - Thursday 26th April 2012

Despite the incredible advances in the treatment of childhood cancers, relatively little is known about the causes of these devastating diseases.

Incidence of childhood cancers is increasing and we don’t know why.

During this important three day conference, delegates from leading research centres around the world joined together to discuss the latest knowledge about the causes of childhood cancer and to help shape a research agenda for the future.

Visit our conference website at www.childhoodcancer2012.org.uk

Programme

Childhood Cancer 2012 addressed a broad range of early life exposures that have been associated with childhood cancer risk, including (but not limited to)

exposure to ionising and non-ionising radiation
pollutants in air, food and water
infectious agents and
dietary factors.

Exposure at all stages of early life was considered, including parental preconceptional exposure, maternal, in utero exposure and early life exposure.

Read more: Conference programme

Submitted abstracts

Joining the panel of invited speakers were the authors of 25 submitted abstracts, representing a cross-section of over 100 excellent abstracts submitted for poster presentation.

We awarded a series of career-launching poster prizes for young investigators (aged under 30 years) from a £100,000 award fund.

For further information, visit our Childhood Cancer 2012 conference website.

Sharing the results of researchWe play a key role on sharing the results of research - we host and provide funding for scientific conferences attracting delegates and speakers from around the world.

We also carry out reviews of scientific research and evidence relating to the scientific theories.

Read more: Our international conferences | Reviewing the evidence