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Holyrood reception to raise awareness of childhood cancer
Neuroblastoma UK attended Holyrood on Tuesday 26 September, calling on MSPs to ensure childhood cancer is recognised as a critical research priority in Scotland.
The reception, hosted by Rona Mackay MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, was held in memory of two-year-old Matthew Innes to raise awareness of neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer.
Light a virtual candle and remember a loved one as part of our Glow Gold Reflection Day.
Light a virtual candle and take a moment to reflect and remember those children we have sadly lost to neuroblastoma.
Glow Gold Reflection Days
Our Glow Gold Reflection Days give you a moment to reflect and remember those children we have sadly lost to neuroblastoma. Join us as we take a moment to reflect.
Celebrating neuroblastoma research
This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we joined the research team at the University of Cambridge to celebrate their vital research into neuroblastoma. Dr Kirsty Ferguson organised this fabulous opportunity for our team and supporters to visit the lab, and tells us more about the day.
Knits for neuroblastoma
Grab your needles and show your support for everyone affected by neuroblastoma this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, with our free Gold Ribbon knitting pattern! #GoldRibbonKnits
Research Q&A with Professor Deb Tweddle
During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 2021, we invited our supporters to share their neuroblastoma research questions with us.
Professor Deb Tweddle, Professor of Paediatric Oncology at Newcastle University and an Honorary Consultant in Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology at the Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle answers questions about research into neuroblastoma relapse, survival and treatment options.
Cancer in children and young people
This year, the first UK-wide statistics report in almost a decade was published on cancer in children, teenage and young adults (TYA).
To help raise awareness of childhood cancer during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month this September, we wanted to share some key figures with you from the report.
Chefs and celebrities share recipes to help children with neuroblastoma
Alan Carr and the UK’s favourite chefs including Jean-Christophe Novelli, Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti share exclusive recipes to help children with neuroblastoma.
To mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, some of the UK’s top chefs are sharing exclusive recipes for you to treat your guests, when you a host a Get Together this September.
Exclusive t-shirts to help fight childhood cancer
To mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we’ve collaborated with established and emerging artists to create a range of limited edition t-shirts to help fight childhood cancer.
The exclusive, limited edition t-shirts feature designs by a notable line-up including Nat Bowen, Luca Bornoffi, Rex Southwick, Crystal Fischetti and Emily Sutton, hotly-tipped by Tatler magazine to be one of the new ‘greats’ of the art world.
Walking in memory of Siobhan
On 22 September 2019, as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Tracey Espin from Durham, gathered her friends and family together for a fundraising walk in memory of Siobhan Mather. Siobhan was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma in July 2017, when she was just two years old.