Glenn Marshall

Childhood cancer patient in hospital bed.

The Zero Childhood Cancer Program (ZERO) will this month begin a progressive expansion to become available to all Australians aged 0 to 18 years with cancer, by the end of the year.

Maria Kavallaris, Tamara Mackean and Glenn Marshall

Projects that will address institutional racism in Australia’s healthcare system, develop new treatments for children with brain cancer, and improve personalised treatments for high-risk children’s cancer have received NHMRC funding.

a computer screen shows calculations in a medical research laboratory

Researchers from UNSW Sydney will receive federal government funding for seven new medical research projects.

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An initiative aimed at improving outcomes for children with the most difficult-to-treat cancer has received a $20m pledge from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.