Community Specialists

Saturday 15th February is International Childhood Cancer Day, a global campaign to raise awareness about childhood cancer, and to show support for children and adolescents with cancer, young [...]

Neil Byrne was diagnosed with stage two testicular cancer in February 2019.  After surgery and a CT scan in April he found out that the cancer had spread to a lymph node behind his stomach and he [...]

A collaborative report finds children’s cancer services in Northern Ireland benefit from cutting-edge support provided by Cancer Fund for Children. On Tuesday 4th June 2019 a research team led by [...]

Laura is one of a team of four Cancer Support Specialists who work with families where a parent has been diagnosed with cancer.  We spoke to Laura to find out more about her role. What are some [...]

In the first of a new series of guest blog posts Helen Patterson, Cancer Fund for Children’s Ward Support Specialist is sharing some of her experiences and insights. Every year in Northern [...]

As Northern Ireland’s leading children’s cancer charity, we understand the devastating impact a cancer diagnosis and its treatment has on the whole family, and that beyond the essential medical [...]