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From three relapses to over four years in remission

18 Jan 2024, 2:07 p.m.

The new Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) will help young people like Josh.

Josh was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) at his local children’s hospital when he was five and started chemotherapy right awa…

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GOSH Frontage given powerful send-off ahead of Children's Cancer Centre build

8 Dec 2023, 12:27 p.m.

Earlier this week, over 100 singers from a variety of choirs in and around the local area came together to give a heart-warming farewell to Great Ormond Street Hospital’s Frontage Building on Great Ormond Street. This is ahead of works starting on t…

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GOSH study into cancer care begins

5 Dec 2023, 1:39 p.m.

A new study into how autistic children and/or those with a learning disability experience and respond to cancer care and treatment started in October.

This new research will take place thanks to more than £188k from GOSH Charity’s National Call – the…

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Clinical trial results give new hope for children with rare gliomas

18 Nov 2023, 8 a.m.

A collaboration of researchers from across the world have published successful results from a Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of BRAF mutated low-grade paediatric gliomas. These are cancerous brain tumours that start in glial cells (the su…

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Only 2% of cancer research funding is dedicated to fighting children's cancer

31 Aug 2023, 12:01 p.m.

Cancer is the biggest killer in children aged one to 14 in the UK.

Yet despite this, on average, only 2 pence out of every £1 spent each year on cancer research goes towards dedicated research projects to find new ways of diagnosing and treating chil…

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