Our impact
Every day we strive to ensure our work has a positive and lasting impact for children and families and the wider oncology community.
DonateCreating lasting change
Solving Kids' Cancer UK exists to provide vital support across the UK to children and families affected by neuroblastoma, drive innovative clinical research and raise awareness of the impact of childhood cancer.
We are striving to ensure our work has a positive and lasting impact for children, their families and the wider oncology community.
We do this by focussing on our three key pillars; Research, Support, Awareness.
Research. Support. Awareness.
£5.2m
invested in childhood cancer clinical trial development
1,000
families affected by neuroblastoma supported
1,450
participants from over 50 countries welcomed to our Neuroblastoma Parent Global Symposium
Research
Meet Poppy
We funded the MiNivAn trial, which helped reduce Poppy's disease spots from 33 to three.
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We facilitated a landmark collaboration between the Children’s Oncology Group in North America and the SIOPEN research network in Europe.
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We fund the first-ever dedicated neuroblastoma Clinical Trials Coordinator in the UK.
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“The charity has made outstanding progress in driving research, which is benefitting children with neuroblastoma in the UK.”
Professor Andy Pearson, Chair of Solving Kids' Cancer UK Scientific Advisory Board.
Support
Meet Luke
We have provided support to Luke and his wonderful family since he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when he was 14 years old.
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We supported over 40 families to access life-saving treatments and clinical trials in the UK and abroad.
Find support
Since 2020, we've hosted the annual award-winning Neuroblastoma Parent Global Symposium - welcoming more than 1,300 participants from over 50 countries.
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'Solving Kids' Cancer UK became a safe space for us to talk with people who really understood the position our family were now in. They offered us support and advice and have now become a lifeline in the moments we really need clarity.”
Flora's mum.
Awareness
Meet Odile
Odile was diagnosed with neuroblastoma soon after she was born in 2019. We helped Odile's family seek a second opinion, which helped inform their decision-making.
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We created our Parent Involvement Forum, to ensure our service development meets families’ needs.
Meet our Parent Involvement Forum
We embedded parent and research advocacy within our organisation, with team members positioned in key UK and international forums.
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"The implementation of the Parent Involvement Forum is an excellent initiative and provides further opportunities for advocacy throughout the charity’s work."
Helen Pearson, Chair, National Neuroblastoma Nursing Group
