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We’re delighted to announce that Jo Elvin has been appointed new CEO of Children with Cancer UK. For the last 20 years, Elvin has worked a leader in the world of publishing and broadcast, most recently as editor of The Mail on Sunday’s YOU magazine.
Find out moreOn average, every month over 30 children just like Lucie are diagnosed with a brain tumour which will have a life-changing impact on them and their family but there is hope with your help. This March for Brain Tumour Awareness Month, we are drawing attention to how this impacts children and their families but also the work we do every day to find kinder, more effective treatments.
Find out how you can helpEvery day in the UK, 12 children and young people just like Kodie are diagnosed with cancer. Our vision is to create a world where every child survives their cancer diagnosis. We need your support today to help make this a reality.
Find out moreWe have joined with 50 other cancer charities to form One Cancer Voice. This weekend One Cancer Voice has made the urgent call for the Comprehensive Spending Review to deliver Government commitments to improve cancer survival and care.
Read the letterWe’re funding new research, led by Professor Tariq Enver, a world leader in the field of leukaemia.
Current treatments for children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) are highly toxic meaning children may suffer long term side effects.
This project aims to develop more targeted and less toxic therapies which will reduce the toxic effects on the rest of the body.
Find out moreChildren and young people living with cancer from across the West Midlands, Oxfordshire and parts of Southern England will now benefit from improved genetic testing, thanks to a seven-figure donation to Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity from Children with Cancer UK, in partnership with Kwik-Fit.
Read moreCancer Research UK and Children with Cancer UK are joining forces to fund five teams of world-leading scientists. Each team has been awarded up to £1 million to delve into the biology of children’s and young people’s cancers.
Read moreOver the last 40 years we have witnessed remarkable progress against childhood cancer, improving long-term survival.
Read this World Cancer Day 2022 blog.
Find out moreFor World Cancer Day 2022 on 4 February, we highlighted that while we have seen impressive breakthroughs in cancer treatment, there is still a huge need for more research for all cancers affecting children and young adults.
Find out moreScientists at UCL have found that a mutation commonly seen in osteosarcomas, the most common type of bone cancer, could render tumours susceptible to a licensed group of cancer treatments known as PARP inhibitors.
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