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Dr Karin Plummer on Caregivers Awareness Month

20/11/2025

Oncology teams utilised to treat childhood cancer feature several personnel. While medical and radiation oncologists, surgeons and pathologists are focused on the treatment itself, the work of the caregiver spans both physical and emotional support.

Exploring extended reality to ease pain for kids with cancer

17/11/2025

Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Karin Plummer, is leading a new study investigating how extended reality (XR) technology – like virtual reality – can support pain management children undergoing cancer treatment.

Khan a certified star on the rise

04/11/2025

The Kids’ Cancer Project’s Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Aaminah Khan, has been nominated for the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes’ (AAMRI) Rising Star award for 2025, showcasing Australia’s best and brightest early-career researchers.

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Celebrating our impact in making a difference

01/10/2025

The Kids’ Cancer Project is proud to have raised significant awareness and funds for childhood cancer research throughout Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, with an array of events, appeals and campaigns.

Blood Cancer Awareness Month: What we’re doing to improve the lives of kids suffering from leukaemia and lymphoma

23/09/2025

In addition to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, September plays host to Blood Cancer Awareness Month, a worldwide period of remembrance and awareness for those affected by blood cancer, and a time to appreciate those who work to mitigate its effects.

Celebrating the success of The Kids’ Cancer Project’s inaugural Research Symposium

19/09/2025

The Kids’ Cancer Project’s inaugural Research Symposium, held late last month, is being heralded as a triumph, with a number of researchers funded by the charity descending upon Sydney’s Hyatt Regency for two jam-packed days of presentations, panels and networking.

One in a million: Write a Book in a Day SMASHES seven figure barrier

09/09/2025

The Kids’ Cancer Project is ecstatic to announce that with the help of writers, team coordinators and sponsors across the country, a record $1 million has been raised to fund vital kids’ cancer research thanks to the Write a Book in a Day competition.