World Child Cancer

Thank you! Diagnostic kits are on their way to Myanmar

Your support has provided Yangon Children's Hospital with the tools to accurately diagnose tumors, and provide targeted treatment for patients. Your donations have had a huge impact on diagnosis in the hospital for the next 2-4 years, and will save children from uncertainty, pain, and preventable deaths.

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Helping Children With Cancer

We help children with cancer in developing countries to access diagnosis and care, and where treatment isn't possible we fund effective pain relief. We also provide support for children's families during an uncertain and difficult time.
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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 healthcare teams to maximize the effectiveness of treatment.
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Helping Children With Cancer
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.

Fundraising

14.01.19

Doctor runs his 7th Marathon

Dr. Sumit Gupta is one of the incredible team of World Child Cancer runners taking part in this years’ London Marathon.

Fundraising

20.12.18

Thank you to all our collectors at the Royal Albert Hall 2018!

Thank you so much to all of our volunteer collectors at the Royal Albert Hall 2018 bucket collection! An incredible £1,575 was raised on the day from collections that took place after two performances of 'Handel's Messiah.' We cannot thank everyone that took part enough.

Champion supporters

19.12.18

Galliford Try Partnerships raise £50,000 for World Child Cancer

We are hugely grateful to the staff, suppliers and clients of Galliford Try Partnerships who have now raised an incredible £50,000 to help support children with cancer and their families across the developing world.