Research

The Foundation supports clinical, psychosocial, laboratory and playwork research.

Specific research into childhood cancer and bone marrow transplantation, and the compilation of statistical data on child cancer patients are being carried out at the Prince of Wales Hospital and the Queen Mary Hospital. The Foundation provides funds for equipment and manpower to carry out these on-going projects.

The establishment of a central leukaemia registry at the Princess Margaret Hospital is being funded by the Foundation. We provide resources for the effective management of case history data collated by doctors attending child cancer patients. The information and statistics collected by this research will enable doctors to obtain new findings for further planning and research into the disease.

The Foundation has established an annual research grant for doctors to attain stipulated goals to benefit patients as well as to contribute to academic and professional development and knowledge in childhood cancer.

Psychosocial and playwork research is being undertaken by the Foundation's professional staff.