Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia | Children with Cancer UK

Helping prevent damage to the brains of children with cancer

Children with cancer often receive chemotherapy targeted at the brain to prevent their disease recurring. This is a vital part ...

Exploring uncharted DNA to help find the causes of childhood leukaemia

There’s still about 10 per cent of the human genome (our complete set of DNA) that we know little about, ...

Using new techniques to identify infections that can cause leukaemia

For some time, exposure to infection has been implicated as a cause of childhood leukaemia, but no specific infection has ...

Pioneering a new approach to stem cell transplant

Stem cell transplant is often used to treat young people who are living with a certain type of leukaemia, in ...

Developing models to test new drug treatments for childhood leukaemia

New approaches to the treatment of childhood leukaemia are being developed all the time, and with this project, Owen is ...

Aiming to reduce side-effects when treating children with leukaemia

For many children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia modern treatment, including a drug called Vincristine, can offer an excellent outcome. But ...