Cancer is the leading cause of death in children in the UK. We are one of the only charities in the UK solely dedicated to combating children's cancer. We want to ensure every child diagnosed with cancer survive and thrive through to adulthood.
What we do
Kidscan Children’s Cancer Research is a Salford-based charity that funds and manages research into new and improved treatments for children with cancer. Cancer is the leading cause of death in children in the UK. 25% of children diagnosed won’t make it to their 30th birthday. Many of the children who do survive, suffer life-long, life-limiting side effects caused by the treatments used to cure them.
We receive no statutory funding, but with the contributions from the public, volunteers and businesses we fund research to develop new treatments that not only cure children with cancer but also prevent the side effects of current treatments such as learning difficulties, mobility issues and infertility.
Goals & Objectives
Our objective is to help every child that is diagnosed with cancer to survive and thrive. This means:
• Curing all children diagnosed with cancer
• Improving the current treatments for children with cancer
• Developing new, targeted treatments to treat specific cancers in children
• Using our research base to influence policy to overcome the obstacles to the introduction of new and existing drugs to clinicians
Our Achievements
Since 2002 we’ve funded over 35 research projects. Our development of a treatment obtained from complex sugars derived from Irish Sea shellfish is currently undergoing preclinical evaluation. We have also proven how manipulation of amino acid Methionine can affect the proliferation of cancer cells, as well as helping to discover a way of allowing healthy cells to take charge of cancerous cells.
The People
We are a small charity with big ambitions. All of our work would not be possible without our people who are dedicated to creating a world where every child diagnosed with cancer can survive and thrive.