Read press release Research into children's cancers
Last year we spent more than £8 million on research into children’s cancer. This money supports our doctors and scientists who are finding out what causes cancer in children and searching for better ways to diagnose and treat the disease.
Our research has helped to transform survival rates for children with cancer. In the 1960s, around a quarter of children with cancer survived. Today, three quarters survive and Cancer Research UK is at the heart of this huge progress.
Research highlights
Our scientists are tackling childhood cancer across the UK. Professor Josef Vormoor in Newcastle is investigating the rogue cells that fuel acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the most common type of childhood cancer. ALL sometimes come back after treatment, and Professor Vormoor’s work is sparking ideas for new
ways to tackle this problem.
Find out more about Professor Josef Vormoor’s work
Over the years we have made huge progress against children's cancer.
Children’s Cancer Trials Team
Clinical trials are vital for developing new treatments for children with cancer. Our Children’s Cancer Trials Team in Birmingham is the only one of its kind in the UK and coordinates groundbreaking trials in 21 centres across the UK and Ireland.
Many of the world's most successful trials of children's cancer treatments have been funded by Cancer Research UK. These trials make innovative new treatments available to children with cancer, giving them the chance to benefit from the latest discoveries.
Cancer Research UK Centres
Our network of Cancer Research UK centres is improving the care of children with cancer across the UK. Three of our centres in Birmingham, Liverpool and Newcastle, are focusing on children’s cancers to help save even more lives.
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Meet Georgia Hillman who was diagnosed with Wilm’s tumour just two days after her first birthday in August 2008.
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