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Children can survive cancer

Most childhood cancers can be effectively treated if diagnosed early enough. World Child Cancer supports children, their families and the healthcare teams to maximise the effectiveness of treatment.
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Children can survive cancer

Why we help

Over 300,000 children develop cancer worldwide each year.

Our Stories

Read some inspiring stories of children and families that we have supported, and continue to help, thanks to our donors. You can also read about our partner doctors, nurses and social workers, who work tirelessly to ensure that the best possible treatment and support is given.

David
Cameroon

David was 11 years old when a growing tumour forced him to make the 24-hour journey to the home of World Child Cancer’s programme centre in Cameroon, Mbingo Baptist Hospital, where he was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma.
Tumours like David’s grow very rapidly, doubling their mass in 24 to 48 hours. Fortunately, they mostly respond very well to treatment. After five days and a single dose of chemotherapy, David’s tumour dissolved to half its size.

His mother responded by saying the two were going home – a common, problematic attitude among
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Dr Mae Dolendo
Philippines

Dr Mae Dolendo is the lead Paediatric Oncologist at the South Philippines Medical Centre, Davao City at the programme we support in the Philippines.
Mae did her specialist training at National University Hospital in Singapore and completed an International Outreach Fellowship at St Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA. Through her passion and enthusiasm Doc Mae has increased survival from virtually nil when she arrived at Davao Medical Centre to 1-year survival rates of over 60% in 2012. She has won various awards and fellowships in recognition of her work. However, despite her
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Zwe
Myanmar

Zwe is 7 years old and she suffers from a brain tumour. She lives in a rural village in Rakhine Division in the north of Myanmar with her father and mother.
After suffering headaches for three months, they visited the village doctor, who mentioned that the headaches were just temporary. When the problem persisted, they were referred to their regional hospital, which in turn referred her to Yangon general hospital (YGH). YGH decided to perform an operation on Zwe and then referred her to Yangon Children's Hospital, to the Paediatric Oncology Unit, where a brain tumour was
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Latest news

Stay-up-to-date with our latest news from our in-country programmes and fundraisers, as well as finding out different ways that you can get involved to support children with cancer.

Programmes

07.06.17

Opening of ‘We Care’ Family Support Home in Cameroon

Last month Ms Rachel Hollis, Dr Susan Picton and Dr Jessica Morgan from Leeds General Infirmary travelled to Cameroon as part of a new twinning partnership between the hospitals.

Fundraising

14.03.17

Photographer uses her talent to support World Child Cancer

Sinéad Murphy McCann, a photographer from Belfast, is currently doing a limited sale of her photography with 20% of the profits going to support children with cancer, and their families living in some of the poorest countries in the world.