CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association
@cclguk.bsky.social
We are dedicated to creating a brighter future for children and young people with cancer.
www.cclg.org.uk
www.cclg.org.uk
🚨 Tickets now LIVE for #CCLG2026!
The UK’s leading conference for paediatric and TYA oncology professionals comes to Manchester with a two-day programme uniting experts from all disciplines.
✨ Early-bird rates until 31 Jan 2026
More info & book at bit.ly/3X5DfOe
The UK’s leading conference for paediatric and TYA oncology professionals comes to Manchester with a two-day programme uniting experts from all disciplines.
✨ Early-bird rates until 31 Jan 2026
More info & book at bit.ly/3X5DfOe
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🚨 Tickets now LIVE for #CCLG2026!
The UK’s leading conference for paediatric and TYA oncology professionals comes to Manchester with a two-day programme uniting experts from all disciplines.
✨ Early-bird rates until 31 Jan 2026
More info & book at bit.ly/3X5DfOe
The UK’s leading conference for paediatric and TYA oncology professionals comes to Manchester with a two-day programme uniting experts from all disciplines.
✨ Early-bird rates until 31 Jan 2026
More info & book at bit.ly/3X5DfOe
How is new technology helping us tackle childhood #lymphoma? 🧬
Join Professor Vikki Rand for our next #CCLGResearchTalk exploring how discoveries in the lab are shaping future clinical trials.
🗓️ 19 November 2025
⌚ 1:30 – 2:30pm
💻 Free on Zoom
Register at bit.ly/4nWEGtT
Join Professor Vikki Rand for our next #CCLGResearchTalk exploring how discoveries in the lab are shaping future clinical trials.
🗓️ 19 November 2025
⌚ 1:30 – 2:30pm
💻 Free on Zoom
Register at bit.ly/4nWEGtT
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
How is new technology helping us tackle childhood #lymphoma? 🧬
Join Professor Vikki Rand for our next #CCLGResearchTalk exploring how discoveries in the lab are shaping future clinical trials.
🗓️ 19 November 2025
⌚ 1:30 – 2:30pm
💻 Free on Zoom
Register at bit.ly/4nWEGtT
Join Professor Vikki Rand for our next #CCLGResearchTalk exploring how discoveries in the lab are shaping future clinical trials.
🗓️ 19 November 2025
⌚ 1:30 – 2:30pm
💻 Free on Zoom
Register at bit.ly/4nWEGtT
Exciting news! 🤸♂️🧑🍳
Mini Athletics have raised over £27,000 for CCLG! 🌟
In October, coaches hosted special ‘Chef Week’ classes during their annual Charity Week, inspiring over 1,000 mini athletes to get active and support others.
Read more at bit.ly/4p1Biyl
Mini Athletics have raised over £27,000 for CCLG! 🌟
In October, coaches hosted special ‘Chef Week’ classes during their annual Charity Week, inspiring over 1,000 mini athletes to get active and support others.
Read more at bit.ly/4p1Biyl
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Exciting news! 🤸♂️🧑🍳
Mini Athletics have raised over £27,000 for CCLG! 🌟
In October, coaches hosted special ‘Chef Week’ classes during their annual Charity Week, inspiring over 1,000 mini athletes to get active and support others.
Read more at bit.ly/4p1Biyl
Mini Athletics have raised over £27,000 for CCLG! 🌟
In October, coaches hosted special ‘Chef Week’ classes during their annual Charity Week, inspiring over 1,000 mini athletes to get active and support others.
Read more at bit.ly/4p1Biyl
Showcase your research & be considered for a Research Award 🔬🌟
We’re inviting individuals or groups working in #CYPCancer to submit abstracts for presentation at the 2026 CCLG Annual Conference.
Deadline: 11 Nov 2025
More info & submit at bit.ly/3X00j0G
#CCLG2026
We’re inviting individuals or groups working in #CYPCancer to submit abstracts for presentation at the 2026 CCLG Annual Conference.
Deadline: 11 Nov 2025
More info & submit at bit.ly/3X00j0G
#CCLG2026
November 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Showcase your research & be considered for a Research Award 🔬🌟
We’re inviting individuals or groups working in #CYPCancer to submit abstracts for presentation at the 2026 CCLG Annual Conference.
Deadline: 11 Nov 2025
More info & submit at bit.ly/3X00j0G
#CCLG2026
We’re inviting individuals or groups working in #CYPCancer to submit abstracts for presentation at the 2026 CCLG Annual Conference.
Deadline: 11 Nov 2025
More info & submit at bit.ly/3X00j0G
#CCLG2026
We were proud to attend the International Society of Paediatric Oncology Congress 🎗️
Our CEO @ashleyballgamble.bsky.social presented our State of the System research alongside Rosanna Thomasoo and shared a first look at the North Star Cancer Collaborative.
Together, we can achieve more!
Our CEO @ashleyballgamble.bsky.social presented our State of the System research alongside Rosanna Thomasoo and shared a first look at the North Star Cancer Collaborative.
Together, we can achieve more!
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We were proud to attend the International Society of Paediatric Oncology Congress 🎗️
Our CEO @ashleyballgamble.bsky.social presented our State of the System research alongside Rosanna Thomasoo and shared a first look at the North Star Cancer Collaborative.
Together, we can achieve more!
Our CEO @ashleyballgamble.bsky.social presented our State of the System research alongside Rosanna Thomasoo and shared a first look at the North Star Cancer Collaborative.
Together, we can achieve more!
Last chance to register! ⏰
Don’t miss the CCLG Early Career Researcher Day - deadline to register 12 pm, 7 November 🗓️
Join us to share insights, build networks and hear career advice from four top researchers. All #ECR in #CYPCancer welcome.
Register now at bit.ly/49qTexv
Don’t miss the CCLG Early Career Researcher Day - deadline to register 12 pm, 7 November 🗓️
Join us to share insights, build networks and hear career advice from four top researchers. All #ECR in #CYPCancer welcome.
Register now at bit.ly/49qTexv
October 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Last chance to register! ⏰
Don’t miss the CCLG Early Career Researcher Day - deadline to register 12 pm, 7 November 🗓️
Join us to share insights, build networks and hear career advice from four top researchers. All #ECR in #CYPCancer welcome.
Register now at bit.ly/49qTexv
Don’t miss the CCLG Early Career Researcher Day - deadline to register 12 pm, 7 November 🗓️
Join us to share insights, build networks and hear career advice from four top researchers. All #ECR in #CYPCancer welcome.
Register now at bit.ly/49qTexv
£250,000 raised for rhabdomyosarcoma research 📣🌟
A glamourous evening of entertainment has taken a family’s fundraising for childhood cancer research in memory of their four-year-old son above £250,000.
Read more about the event at bit.ly/4otJDu6
A glamourous evening of entertainment has taken a family’s fundraising for childhood cancer research in memory of their four-year-old son above £250,000.
Read more about the event at bit.ly/4otJDu6
October 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
£250,000 raised for rhabdomyosarcoma research 📣🌟
A glamourous evening of entertainment has taken a family’s fundraising for childhood cancer research in memory of their four-year-old son above £250,000.
Read more about the event at bit.ly/4otJDu6
A glamourous evening of entertainment has taken a family’s fundraising for childhood cancer research in memory of their four-year-old son above £250,000.
Read more about the event at bit.ly/4otJDu6
Last week, our CEO @ashleyballgamble.bsky.social
and Chair Dr Sara Stoneham spoke at the first All-Island Paediatric Oncology Conference, sharing how CCLG can support this vital step toward creating a joined-up system of care for children and young people with cancer across the island of Ireland 🎗️
and Chair Dr Sara Stoneham spoke at the first All-Island Paediatric Oncology Conference, sharing how CCLG can support this vital step toward creating a joined-up system of care for children and young people with cancer across the island of Ireland 🎗️
October 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Last week, our CEO @ashleyballgamble.bsky.social
and Chair Dr Sara Stoneham spoke at the first All-Island Paediatric Oncology Conference, sharing how CCLG can support this vital step toward creating a joined-up system of care for children and young people with cancer across the island of Ireland 🎗️
and Chair Dr Sara Stoneham spoke at the first All-Island Paediatric Oncology Conference, sharing how CCLG can support this vital step toward creating a joined-up system of care for children and young people with cancer across the island of Ireland 🎗️
How is new technology helping us tackle childhood #lymphoma? 🧬
Join Professor Vikki Rand for our next #CCLGResearchTalk exploring how discoveries in the lab are shaping future clinical trials.
🗓️ 19 November 2025
⌚ 1:30 – 2:30pm
💻 Free on Zoom
Register at bit.ly/4nWEGtT
Join Professor Vikki Rand for our next #CCLGResearchTalk exploring how discoveries in the lab are shaping future clinical trials.
🗓️ 19 November 2025
⌚ 1:30 – 2:30pm
💻 Free on Zoom
Register at bit.ly/4nWEGtT
October 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
How is new technology helping us tackle childhood #lymphoma? 🧬
Join Professor Vikki Rand for our next #CCLGResearchTalk exploring how discoveries in the lab are shaping future clinical trials.
🗓️ 19 November 2025
⌚ 1:30 – 2:30pm
💻 Free on Zoom
Register at bit.ly/4nWEGtT
Join Professor Vikki Rand for our next #CCLGResearchTalk exploring how discoveries in the lab are shaping future clinical trials.
🗓️ 19 November 2025
⌚ 1:30 – 2:30pm
💻 Free on Zoom
Register at bit.ly/4nWEGtT
Vicky Robayna’s daughter, Liz, sadly died from a rare form of cancer aged 17.
In Contact magazine, Vicky explains how, with the right support, there’s hope for families that their child can be comfortable during palliative care 🤍
Read more at https://bit.ly/479yfwn
In Contact magazine, Vicky explains how, with the right support, there’s hope for families that their child can be comfortable during palliative care 🤍
Read more at https://bit.ly/479yfwn
October 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Vicky Robayna’s daughter, Liz, sadly died from a rare form of cancer aged 17.
In Contact magazine, Vicky explains how, with the right support, there’s hope for families that their child can be comfortable during palliative care 🤍
Read more at https://bit.ly/479yfwn
In Contact magazine, Vicky explains how, with the right support, there’s hope for families that their child can be comfortable during palliative care 🤍
Read more at https://bit.ly/479yfwn
"Get to know the person and not just the patient or their diagnosis.”
We spoke with Helen Trower, a dedicated research nurse, about the importance of supporting teenagers and young adults with cancer through research 🔬
Read more at https://bit.ly/4nH77Mo
We spoke with Helen Trower, a dedicated research nurse, about the importance of supporting teenagers and young adults with cancer through research 🔬
Read more at https://bit.ly/4nH77Mo
October 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"Get to know the person and not just the patient or their diagnosis.”
We spoke with Helen Trower, a dedicated research nurse, about the importance of supporting teenagers and young adults with cancer through research 🔬
Read more at https://bit.ly/4nH77Mo
We spoke with Helen Trower, a dedicated research nurse, about the importance of supporting teenagers and young adults with cancer through research 🔬
Read more at https://bit.ly/4nH77Mo
Earlier this year we proudly invested £800,000 into vital #EwingSarcoma research in partnership with the @bcrt-uk.bsky.social and @greatormondst.bsky.social, collectively funding four groundbreaking new bone cancer research projects.
Find out more at https://bit.ly/4kqXOxS
#BoneCancerAwarenessWeek
Find out more at https://bit.ly/4kqXOxS
#BoneCancerAwarenessWeek
October 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Earlier this year we proudly invested £800,000 into vital #EwingSarcoma research in partnership with the @bcrt-uk.bsky.social and @greatormondst.bsky.social, collectively funding four groundbreaking new bone cancer research projects.
Find out more at https://bit.ly/4kqXOxS
#BoneCancerAwarenessWeek
Find out more at https://bit.ly/4kqXOxS
#BoneCancerAwarenessWeek
Lewis Paget was diagnosed with two different leukaemias at the same time as a teenager in 2016.
In Contact magazine, he describes the impact of this and how it influenced him to become a cancer researcher himself 🎗️🔬
Read Lewis' full article at https://bit.ly/3VC0fne
In Contact magazine, he describes the impact of this and how it influenced him to become a cancer researcher himself 🎗️🔬
Read Lewis' full article at https://bit.ly/3VC0fne
September 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Lewis Paget was diagnosed with two different leukaemias at the same time as a teenager in 2016.
In Contact magazine, he describes the impact of this and how it influenced him to become a cancer researcher himself 🎗️🔬
Read Lewis' full article at https://bit.ly/3VC0fne
In Contact magazine, he describes the impact of this and how it influenced him to become a cancer researcher himself 🎗️🔬
Read Lewis' full article at https://bit.ly/3VC0fne
Teenagers finishing cancer treatment face many challenges as they adjust to life afterward. Our free guide, 'What happens next?', offers valuable support for this transition. Share this resource with teens completing their treatment! 🌟
Order or download bit.ly/42IUV5l
Order or download bit.ly/42IUV5l
September 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Teenagers finishing cancer treatment face many challenges as they adjust to life afterward. Our free guide, 'What happens next?', offers valuable support for this transition. Share this resource with teens completing their treatment! 🌟
Order or download bit.ly/42IUV5l
Order or download bit.ly/42IUV5l
🚨 Attention, early career researchers working in childhood and young people's cancer: Share your work 🗣️
Submit a poster, presentation, or power pitch for our Early Career Research Day.
Deadline: 5 pm, Friday, 19 September.
More info and submit at bit.ly/42qh9c6
Submit a poster, presentation, or power pitch for our Early Career Research Day.
Deadline: 5 pm, Friday, 19 September.
More info and submit at bit.ly/42qh9c6
September 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🚨 Attention, early career researchers working in childhood and young people's cancer: Share your work 🗣️
Submit a poster, presentation, or power pitch for our Early Career Research Day.
Deadline: 5 pm, Friday, 19 September.
More info and submit at bit.ly/42qh9c6
Submit a poster, presentation, or power pitch for our Early Career Research Day.
Deadline: 5 pm, Friday, 19 September.
More info and submit at bit.ly/42qh9c6
💡 Have an idea to improve cancer outcomes for children and young people?
@littleprincesses.bsky.social Project Grants are available for #research into kinder treatments, better care, and improved diagnosis.
Find out more and apply by 8 October at bit.ly/47vDWa5
#CCAM #CYPCancerResearch
@littleprincesses.bsky.social Project Grants are available for #research into kinder treatments, better care, and improved diagnosis.
Find out more and apply by 8 October at bit.ly/47vDWa5
#CCAM #CYPCancerResearch
September 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
💡 Have an idea to improve cancer outcomes for children and young people?
@littleprincesses.bsky.social Project Grants are available for #research into kinder treatments, better care, and improved diagnosis.
Find out more and apply by 8 October at bit.ly/47vDWa5
#CCAM #CYPCancerResearch
@littleprincesses.bsky.social Project Grants are available for #research into kinder treatments, better care, and improved diagnosis.
Find out more and apply by 8 October at bit.ly/47vDWa5
#CCAM #CYPCancerResearch
This #CCAM, Laura and Dave, parents of Max, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) at the age of seven, are raising awareness and funds for research to improve treatments for this disease 🎗️
Read more at bit.ly/47UOLlV
Read more at bit.ly/47UOLlV
September 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This #CCAM, Laura and Dave, parents of Max, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) at the age of seven, are raising awareness and funds for research to improve treatments for this disease 🎗️
Read more at bit.ly/47UOLlV
Read more at bit.ly/47UOLlV
Around 1 in 500 children in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer by age 14. This #CCAM, we’re highlighting #ChildCancerSmart, sharing information about how diagnoses are made and what support is available for families 🎗️
Find out more and get involved at bit.ly/45JBdsi
Find out more and get involved at bit.ly/45JBdsi
September 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Around 1 in 500 children in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer by age 14. This #CCAM, we’re highlighting #ChildCancerSmart, sharing information about how diagnoses are made and what support is available for families 🎗️
Find out more and get involved at bit.ly/45JBdsi
Find out more and get involved at bit.ly/45JBdsi
We're joining #OneCancerVoice, a coalition of over 60 charities, to urge the UK Government to deliver a bold and fully funded #NationalCancerPlan for England. This plan aims to save and improve the lives of more people, including children and young people 🎗️📣
August 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We're joining #OneCancerVoice, a coalition of over 60 charities, to urge the UK Government to deliver a bold and fully funded #NationalCancerPlan for England. This plan aims to save and improve the lives of more people, including children and young people 🎗️📣
Interested in #ImagingScience in #PaediatricOncology? 🔍
Join CCLG’s first-ever Imaging Science Day in person on Friday, 5 September. Discover exciting new developments and research from expert speakers.
🚨 Registration deadline: 22 August
Register at bit.ly/45cyibe
Join CCLG’s first-ever Imaging Science Day in person on Friday, 5 September. Discover exciting new developments and research from expert speakers.
🚨 Registration deadline: 22 August
Register at bit.ly/45cyibe
August 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Interested in #ImagingScience in #PaediatricOncology? 🔍
Join CCLG’s first-ever Imaging Science Day in person on Friday, 5 September. Discover exciting new developments and research from expert speakers.
🚨 Registration deadline: 22 August
Register at bit.ly/45cyibe
Join CCLG’s first-ever Imaging Science Day in person on Friday, 5 September. Discover exciting new developments and research from expert speakers.
🚨 Registration deadline: 22 August
Register at bit.ly/45cyibe
3 persistent symptoms, 3 GP visits or 3 weeks of unexplained symptoms? We want #HealthcareProfessionals to consider: 'Could it be cancer?'
#ChildCancerSmart Dissemination Lead, @drbobphillips.bsky.social, explains more about our evidence-based approach.
🔗 bit.ly/4lno0Kh
#ChildCancerSmart Dissemination Lead, @drbobphillips.bsky.social, explains more about our evidence-based approach.
🔗 bit.ly/4lno0Kh
August 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
3 persistent symptoms, 3 GP visits or 3 weeks of unexplained symptoms? We want #HealthcareProfessionals to consider: 'Could it be cancer?'
#ChildCancerSmart Dissemination Lead, @drbobphillips.bsky.social, explains more about our evidence-based approach.
🔗 bit.ly/4lno0Kh
#ChildCancerSmart Dissemination Lead, @drbobphillips.bsky.social, explains more about our evidence-based approach.
🔗 bit.ly/4lno0Kh
We want #HealthcareProfessionals to consider the question: 'Could it be cancer?'
If a child has 3 persistent symptoms, 3 GP visits, or 3 weeks of unexplained symptoms, it might be time to call your local on-call paediatrician 📞
cclg.org.uk/childcancers...
#ChildCancerSmart
If a child has 3 persistent symptoms, 3 GP visits, or 3 weeks of unexplained symptoms, it might be time to call your local on-call paediatrician 📞
cclg.org.uk/childcancers...
#ChildCancerSmart
August 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We want #HealthcareProfessionals to consider the question: 'Could it be cancer?'
If a child has 3 persistent symptoms, 3 GP visits, or 3 weeks of unexplained symptoms, it might be time to call your local on-call paediatrician 📞
cclg.org.uk/childcancers...
#ChildCancerSmart
If a child has 3 persistent symptoms, 3 GP visits, or 3 weeks of unexplained symptoms, it might be time to call your local on-call paediatrician 📞
cclg.org.uk/childcancers...
#ChildCancerSmart
Today, we’re launching #ChildCancerSmart alongside campaign ambassador @dramirkhangp.bsky.social - an evidence-based public and professional awareness campaign to improve #EarlyDiagnosis of cancer in children and teenagers aged up to 18 🩵🎗️
Find out more at cclg.org.uk/childcancers...
Find out more at cclg.org.uk/childcancers...
August 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Today, we’re launching #ChildCancerSmart alongside campaign ambassador @dramirkhangp.bsky.social - an evidence-based public and professional awareness campaign to improve #EarlyDiagnosis of cancer in children and teenagers aged up to 18 🩵🎗️
Find out more at cclg.org.uk/childcancers...
Find out more at cclg.org.uk/childcancers...
Next week, brothers Jamie and John are paddleboarding across the English Channel to raise funds for CCLG, in memory of Jamie’s daughter, Pearl.
Join us in wishing Jamie and John the best of luck for their incredible challenge 💛🎗️
More info and donate at bit.ly/3G1lQ4f
Join us in wishing Jamie and John the best of luck for their incredible challenge 💛🎗️
More info and donate at bit.ly/3G1lQ4f
July 31, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Next week, brothers Jamie and John are paddleboarding across the English Channel to raise funds for CCLG, in memory of Jamie’s daughter, Pearl.
Join us in wishing Jamie and John the best of luck for their incredible challenge 💛🎗️
More info and donate at bit.ly/3G1lQ4f
Join us in wishing Jamie and John the best of luck for their incredible challenge 💛🎗️
More info and donate at bit.ly/3G1lQ4f
Unit 9 of our eLearning series for #multiprofessionals in the early years of a career in #CYPCancer services is now live - ‘An introduction to palliative and end of life care for children, teenagers and young adults’ 💛
Access the eLearning Hub at learning.cclg.org.uk
Access the eLearning Hub at learning.cclg.org.uk
July 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Unit 9 of our eLearning series for #multiprofessionals in the early years of a career in #CYPCancer services is now live - ‘An introduction to palliative and end of life care for children, teenagers and young adults’ 💛
Access the eLearning Hub at learning.cclg.org.uk
Access the eLearning Hub at learning.cclg.org.uk