Twelve children and young people will be told today that they have cancer. Hearing the news is often a shattering experience for them and their families. It can also have a devastating financial impact.

Childhood cancer is different from the group of diseases which affect adults. Treatment normally starts immediately – paediatric cancers can be very aggressive – it can last up to three years and is often only available far from home in specialist hospitals.

It means many families are forced to spend an average of £250 and travel 350 miles every month to get treatment at a childhood cancer centre, placing further strain on parents already enduring the hardest time of their lives. New Feature

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