Scientific conferences

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

Childhood Cancer 2012: International scientific conference on Early Exposures and Childhood CancerFrom Tuesday 24th April until Thursday 26th April 2012, we will be hosting our third international scientific conference: Early Exposures and Childhood Cancer.

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

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 will join together to discuss the latest knowledge about the causes of childhood cancer and to help shape a research agenda for the future.

Programme

Childhood Cancer 2012 will address 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.

We will consider exposure at all stages of early life including parental preconceptional exposure, maternal, in utero exposure and early life exposure.

Submitted abstracts

We are inviting submitted abstracts on topics relevant to the conference theme. Submitted abstracts will be considered for both poster and platform presentation.

We will be awarding poster prizes for young investigators (aged under 30 years) from a £100,000 award fund.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 12th January 2012.

Registration

We are now open for registration.

Visit our Childhood Cancer 2012 conference website to secure your place.

CHILDREN with CANCER grant-holders (past and present), post-graduate research students and retired research professionals without institutional support receive a 50 per cent reduction on the conference fee.

In addition, a number of student bursaries are available for those presenting posters.

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

* Source: National Registry of Childhood Tumours