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Meet our funded researcher: Dr David Clynes

Dr. David Clynes spoke to Children with Cancer UK about his research into childhood leukaemias, as well as his Paul ...

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Finding out what tumours are addicted to

Rare diseases are often underfunded, so the work of the few research groups that dedicate themselves to these becomes essential ...

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Government’s Plan to make genetic tailored treatment for young cancer patients available on the NHS

A comment by Dhivya O’Connor – CEO, Children with Cancer UK

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New insights into the causes of childhood leukaemia

New insights have been revealed into the likely cause of most cases of childhood leukaemia, showing that the disease may ...

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The Brain’s Drug Delivery Challenge

A blog by Emma Campbell, PhD – Children’s Brain Tumour Drug Delivery Consortium
“I can remember the first time I ...

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Parliamentary Report on Brain Tumour Research

In 2016, representatives of Children with Cancer UK gave evidence at a hearing of the parliamentary petitions committee, helping to ...

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