Children's Cancer Research
Cancer remains the main reason for non-accidental death in children aged 1-15. Around 1,600 children are diagnosed with cancer each year. Due to the progress in research into childhood cancer and improving survival rates, the side effects of current treatments
are becoming an increasing problem. Many long-term survivors suffer with chronic health problems that are related to the original therapy.
Part of Newcastle University's renowned Faculty of Medical Sciences, the Northern Institute for Cancer Research (NICR) is working tirelessly to understand more about childhood cancer and to develop therapies with fewer side effects.
Life-saving work
Home to one of the largest groups of experts in the field in Europe, the NICR focuses on research into childhood leukaemia, brain tumours, neuroblastoma and a new emerging area is research into bone cancers.
Although survival rates are improving, extensive and innovative research is needed in order to understand more about the disease and develop more effective and less distressing treatments for children.
How you can help make a difference
PhD Studentships
We need bright, young people to enter the research community and come up with new ideas on how to tackle childhood cancer. A PhD provides an excellent opportunity to train new researchers who will work alongside our world-leading academic experts.
In order to continue and develop our life-saving research here at Newcastle University we need to invest in our brightest young scientists.
You can help make a difference today
Your donation could help us provide PhD studentships to join the fight against childhood cancers.
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