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News items on 'Childhood Cancer'
Services 'fail' cancer children
(BBC 02/12/2008)
Children with cancer are spending more time in hospital than they need to because community services are lacking, says a charity. Nearly half of the 460 UK families surveyed by CLIC Sargent said they did not get the support they needed at home to care for a child with cancer.
Learning to live from dying son
(BBC 01/12/2008)
After Joshua was diagnosed with a very rare form of abdominal cancer at the end of 2007, Ms Cornelius decided to fill the remainder of his life with travel and fun. Together the pair went to California, New York, Florida, Lapland, Israel and took four trips to Euro Disney - she called it "a whirlwind of living". And she saw the benefits it had for Joshua.
Teens 'miss out' on cancer trials
(BBC 28/11/2008)
Teenagers with cancer are not being included in UK clinical trials which could improve their chances of survival, according to researchers. Trials from 2005 to 2007 recruited only 25% of 15 to 19 year olds, compared with 43% of those aged 10 to 14, the British Journal of Cancer reported. No-one over 16 was included in a brain cancer trial despite 4 people being available.
Advice to help 'child survivors'
(BBC 25/11/2008)
There are about 2,500 childhood cancer survivors in Scotland and more adults than children with cystic fibrosis. The RCPE said their new guidance was needed because there are increasing numbers of adult survivors of childhood diseases. It said the 5-year survival rate for children with cancer was now about 75%. But the long-term effects of the disease include infertility, heart and kidney disease...
Charity props up NHS cancer care
(BBC 20/06/2008)
The NHS relies heavily on charity money for the treatment and support of children and teenagers with cancer, research finds.
Teen cancer diagnoses 'delayed'
(BBC 09/06/2008)
Teenagers with cancer often face significant delays in being initially diagnosed, researchers have warned.
Food on child cancer wards 'poor'
(BBC 03/06/2008)
Three quarters of parents are critical of the meals served to their children in hospital cancer wards, a survey suggests.
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