We are a small group of parents whose children have been affected by Cancer. We want to raise awareness of these devastating illnesses in the hope that parents and young people in the future will benefit from an earlier diagnosis. 

EARLIER DIAGNOSIS + EARLIER TREATMENT = BETTER PROGNOSIS

Some of our children are undergoing treatment now

Some of our children have finished treatment and are enjoying a healthy life;

Some of our children did not make it through.

CHILDHOOD CANCER IS A FACT AND PARENTS, TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS NEED TO BE MORE AWARE OF THESE CANCERS AND THEIR SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

The types of cancer that children and teenagers are most likely to get include:

- Leukaemia - most common type of childhood cancer
- Brain Tumours - second most common form of cancer in children
- Lymphoma - such as Hodgkins and Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
- Neuroblastoma - most common solid tumour 
- Bone Tumours - including Ewing's Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma
- Retinoblastoma - an eye tumour that is usually detected by examining for

  a red reflex in a child's eye
- Wilm's Tumour - a kidney tumour that mostly affects young children