Cancer

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Paediatric oncology - sub-specialty

Paediatric oncologists have specialist expertise in managing children with cancer. This page is for those exploring, applying to or already in this sub-specialty training programme! We have insights from current specialists on what it's like working in paediatric oncology, opportunities to try ou...

Oncology

Cancer

Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group - Little Princess Trust New Ideas Grants [CLOSED]

To help researchers generate high-quality preliminary data, or to demonstrate the validity of a hypothesis/study, and to advance innovative and novel ideas with the potential to transform the treatment of children and young people’s cancer.

Award programme/theme

Project grant

Funding amount range

£100,001 to £250,000

Maximum duration

3 years

Submission deadline

16 October 2024

News

UK in danger of failing a generation of children and young people, says new report

4 March 2020

The RCPCH has today published State of Child Health 2020, the largest ever compilation of data on the health of babies, children and young people across all four UK nations. The report shows that for many measures of children’s health and wellbeing, progress has stalled, or is in reverse – something...

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��ֱ�� to Professor Sir Mike Richards' review of children’s cancer services in England

31 January 2020

The review was commissioned by the Chief Executive of NHS England to assist its Board in the evaluation of responses to a consultation undertaken in summer 2019 relating to a new draft service specification for children’s cancers.

Solving Kids' Cancer UK - Competitive Funding Calls [CLOSED]

Funds research, which proactively drives forward the development of more, better and less toxic treatment options, bringing them to the UK and Ireland for children fighting neuroblastoma.

Funding amount range

Over £500,000

BMA Foundation - Medical Research Grants [CLOSED]

Provide funding to encourage and further medical research in a variety of areas. Applications are invited from doctors and research scientists and can be for either research in progress or prospective research.

Award programme/theme

Project grant

Funding amount range

£50,001 to £100,000

Maximum duration

3 years

Submission deadline

16 March 2025

Resource

Children’s Cancer Services in England – consultation response

In 2019 we responded to NHS England’s consultation on cancer services for children, teenagers and young adults. While we welcomed the direction of travel we identified a number of areas for improvement.

News

��ֱ�� to new research linking childhood weight and height to renal cancer

29 April 2019

At the European Congress on Obesity, which is being held in Glasgow this week, research will be presented about the associations between childhood body size and the risk of renal cancer. Dr Max Davie, RCPCH Officer for Health Improvement, responds.

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��ֱ�� to Northern Ireland HPV extension

9 April 2019

Boys aged 12-13 in Northern Ireland are to be offered a vaccine to protect them against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) related cancers, the Department of Health has announced. ��ֱ��.

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“UK is lagging behind” – ��ֱ�� to Nuffield Trust report

20 February 2019

The Nuffield Trust and the Association for Young People's Health have today published the first ever international comparison of young people's health measures over time, comparing the UK to 18 other high-income countries. Professor Russell Viner, President of the RCPCH, responds.