This #CCAM, Laura and Dave, parents of Max, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) at the age of seven, are raising awareness and funds for research to improve treatments for this disease 🎗️ Read more at https://t.co/VAwoUaCuAd

Early career researchers in children and young people’s cancer - this is the event for you 📣🌟 Join us for our first #EarlyCareerResearchDay to celebrate and share the work being done across the field. #EarlyCareerResearcher More info and register at https://t.co/D2szqlNRMI

September the 1st marks the start of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Early diagnosis is key. Are you Child Cancer Smart? 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 #CCAM

Around 1 in 500 children in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer by age 14. This #CCAM, we’re highlighting #ChildCancerSmart, sharing information about how diagnoses are made and what support is available for families 🎗️ Find out more and get involved at https://t.co/mjLBBgQmpx

Today, we gathered as #OneCancerVoice outside Parliament, urging the government to ensure that the #NationalCancerPlan delivers the world-leading action on cancer that has been promised and must support everyone affected by cancer, including children and young people 🎗️📣

Ruby's story of delayed cancer diagnosis was incredibly common amongst other teenagers we met going through cancer treatment. Quicker diagnosis will improve survival rates. Thank you to CCLG for sharing Ruby's story and for their #ChildCancerSmart campaign.

We're joining #OneCancerVoice, a coalition of over 60 charities, to urge the UK Government to deliver a bold and fully funded #NationalCancerPlan for England. This plan aims to save and improve the lives of more people, including children and young people 🎗️📣

3 persistent symptoms, 3 GP visits or 3 weeks of unexplained symptoms? We want #HealthcareProfessionals to consider: 'Could it be cancer?' #ChildCancerSmart Dissemination Lead, @drbobphillips, explains more about our evidence-based approach. 🔗 https://t.co/OH8yg9jNzV

Finally got round to creating my kitchen gallery with pride of place given to my fave Christmas present, “The Mona Lisa Scott-Lee” by @joelycett

Parental concern is listed in our clinical guidelines for GPs and healthcare professionals to be considered carefully when seeing a child or teenager with suspected cancer symptoms. As a HCP, learn to spot the signs at https://t.co/iSPopC2zuq #ChildCancerSmart

Cancer is still the biggest cause of death by illness for children under 14 in the UK, yet symptoms often go unrecognised. As Chair of the Children & Young People Cancer Taskforce, I'm backing Child Cancer Smart 👇 @HeadSmartFellow

A huge thank you to Dame Caroline Dinenage MP @cj_dinenage, Co-chair of the Children and Young People’s Cancer Taskforce, for supporting our #ChildCancerSmart campaign to improve diagnosis for children and teenagers with cancer 💛 🎗️ Find out more at

We want #HealthcareProfessionals to consider the question: 'Could it be cancer?' If a child has 3 persistent symptoms, 3 GP visits, or 3 weeks of unexplained symptoms, it might be time to call your local on-call paediatrician 📞 https://t.co/3vs7SdrgrN #ChildCancerSmart

Many of the most common cancer symptoms are the same as symptoms of everyday illnesses. @HeadSmartFellow, CCLG Early Diagnosis Fellow and Children's Emergency Medicine doctor, shares more about the #ChildCancerSmart campaign 🎗️ https://t.co/3vs7SdrgrN #EarlyDiagnosis

Everyday illness or childhood cancer? 🤔 @HeadSmartFellow shares more about the #ChildCancerSmart campaign - helping parents and professionals learn how to recognise key signs of cancer and know when something more serious might be going on. 🔗 https://t.co/bx3LRnVetq

Ten years of research, planning and field work to develop this new evidence-based awareness campaign to empower CYP, parents and healthcare professionals to accelerate diagnosis. A huge thank you to everyone that has contributed over the years, especially our CYP & parents. 🙏🏽

Huge thanks to everyone involved, not least CCLG Early Diagnosis Fellow @HeadSmartFellow, all of the team involved in this, the children, young people and families who have contributed, and @DrAmirKhanGP for helping to spread the word!

It follows several years of research, including a population-based observational study and a lot of systematic reviews, to ensure we have, for the first time, a sound evidence base and a good understanding of the signs and symptoms, and the pathways to diagnosis.

Pleased to launch #ChildCancerSmart today, aiming to speed up diagnosis of cancer in children and young people through raising awareness with the public and equipping professionals with tools and resources to help them with diagnosis

Greetings from a scorching Washington DC