Cancer Research UK for Children & Young People is the part of Cancer Research UK dedicated to driving progress for 0-24-year-olds with cancer.
As the biggest charitable funder of research into children’s and young people’s cancers in the UK, we support the very best scientists across the UK and around the world to discover new and better ways to diagnose and treat these cancers.
And it’s working. Step by step, day by day, our work means that more children and young people with cancer live better lives through more effective and less toxic treatments.
Since the 1970s, our work has helped double children’s cancer survival in the UK. That means more than 32,000 children's and young people's lives have been saved, thanks in part to our work.* Today, more than 9 in 10 children and young people who receive cancer drugs in the UK receive a drug linked to our work.
We provide clear information about the different types of cancer that affect children aged 0-14 in the UK, signs and symptoms and where to get support.
We have information about the different types of cancer that affect teenagers and young adults aged 15-24 in the UK, possible symptoms, clinical trials and coping with cancer.
There are around 1,900 children and 2,300 young people diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK. Today, more than 8 in 10 children and young people diagnosed with cancer today will survive for at least 10 years.
Donate today to support our research and help more children and young people live longer, better lives through more effective and less toxic treatments.
In partnership with TK Maxx, our Cancer Research UK for Children & Young People Star Awards recognise the courage shown by children under 18 facing cancer.
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If you’ve been affected by children’s and young people’s cancers, you could help shape our work by applying to join our Cancer Research UK for Children & Young People Insights panel.
We support the very best doctors and scientists from across the UK and around the world to unlock discoveries about children’s and young people’s cancers and translate these into new and better ways to diagnose and treat them.
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