• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

International Childhood Cancer Day: why an EU law needs improving to help develop new treatments for young people

We explore how an EU law potentially holding back progress in research on cancers that affect children and young adults. We explore how an EU law potentially holding back progress in research on cancers that affect children and young adults.

15 February 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Expert Opinion – Professor Richard Gilbertson talks children’s cancers

We caught up with Professor Richard Gilbertson to find out the challenges facing research into children’s cancers, and where the field is heading. We caught up with Professor Richard Gilbertson to find out the challenges facing research into children’s cancers, and where the field is heading.

26 November 2015

• Health & Medicine

Children’s cancer death rates drop by a quarter in 10 years

The rate of children dying from cancer has dropped by 24 per cent in the last decade The rate of children dying from cancer has dropped by 24 per cent in the last decade

26 November 2015

• Health & Medicine

Proton beam therapy: where are we now?

We look at the competing programmes - public and private - that aim to bring a new form of radiotherapy, called proton beam therapy, to the UK We look at the competing programmes - public and private - that aim to bring a new form of radiotherapy, called proton beam therapy, to the UK

16 July 2015

Working together to beat cancer in young people

How can we overcome some of the biggest challenges facing childhood cancer research? How can we overcome some of the biggest challenges facing childhood cancer research?

15 July 2015

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Less intensive chemo avoids irreversible side effects in children’s cancer

Children with a rare type of cancer called Wilms’ tumour who are at low risk of relapsing can now be given less intensive treatment. Children with a rare type of cancer called Wilms’ tumour who are at low risk of relapsing can now be given less intensive treatment.

9 July 2015

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Cancer in kids, teens and young adults – why we're renewing our focus

Cancer deaths in children and young people have dropped by nearly 60 per cent in the past 40 years - read about our new campaign looking accelerate this trend. Cancer deaths in children and young people have dropped by nearly 60 per cent in the past 40 years - read about our new campaign looking accelerate this trend.

22 January 2015

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Cancer deaths in youngsters drop by nearly 60 per cent in 40 years

Cancer deaths in children and young people have fallen by 58 per cent in the past 40 years, according to new figures from Cancer Research UK. Cancer deaths in children and young people have fallen by 58 per cent in the past 40 years, according to new figures from Cancer Research UK.

22 January 2015

Scientists map out how childhood brain tumours relapse

Researchers have discovered the unique genetic paths that the childhood brain tumour medulloblastoma follows when the disease comes back Researchers have discovered the unique genetic paths that the childhood brain tumour medulloblastoma follows when the disease comes back

18 December 2014

15,000 extra children survived cancer thanks to improvements since the 1970s

During the last 40 years over 15,000 more children have beaten cancer than would have done if survival had remained the same as in the 1970s During the last 40 years over 15,000 more children have beaten cancer than would have done if survival had remained the same as in the 1970s

19 November 2014

Cancer cell fingerprints in the blood may speed up childhood cancer diagnosis

Newly-identified cancer cell fingerprints in the blood could one day help doctors diagnose a range of children’s cancers faster and more accurately. Newly-identified cancer cell fingerprints in the blood could one day help doctors diagnose a range of children’s cancers faster and more accurately.

1 November 2014