London Global Cancer Week starts on 24 November 2025. This is an amazing week of free lectures, seminars, meetings, discussions covering oncology, partnerships and global health to encourage collaboration and raise awareness.
See below for a list of the paediatric oncology content that you can attend for free.
Click the links to register. All these sessions are virtual.
Click here for a listing of all events at LGCW.
Advancing Patient Centric Childhood Cancer Care in
Conflict and Crisis Settings
Children’s Cancer Center Lebanon Building on CCCL’s legacy during London Global Cancer Weeks, this 60-minute
session explores how cancer care can become truly patient-centered—especially for children living through conflict and crisis.Drawing from real experiences in Lebanon, Jordan, and other fragile regions, it highlights how treatment, psychosocial support, and policy must evolve to protect the dignity and futures of young patients.
Strengthening Pediatric Oncology Care in Nigeria: Global Action, Local Impact
Dorcas Cancer Foundation
Hosted by The Dorcas Cancer Foundation, this session will give participants an in-depth overview of the country’s pediatric oncology landscape. The discussion will cover recent advances in policy development, capacity building, research, and patient-centered support.
We’re Still Here, We Still Care: Prioritising Oncology Nurse Wellbeing
Global Power of Oncology Nursing
This year, the Global Power of Oncology Nursing is highlighting oncology nurses’ well-being. We focus on nurses caring for patients with cancer in low- and middle- income countries as well as those working in settings of humanitarian crisis. Nevertheless, our speakers will address strategies for oncology nurse well-being that resonate in all settings. Once again, we also feature an inspirational speaker, this year from Lebanon, to remind us of others who work along side us to support patients with cancer and their families! Two sessions, one for the east and one for the west.
Global Mapping of Paediatric Oncology Services
Internal Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP)The main objective of the SIOP Global Mapping Programme is to collect information
on the current landscape of paediatric oncology services around the world, and the resources available in each individual country.
This year LGCW session will introduce the programme and give real-life examples of its impact on a local level.
Breaking Barriers: Strengthening Early Childhood Cancer Diagnosis in Ghana and South Africa
Join World Child Cancer and the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa as we shine a spotlight on impactful initiatives in Ghana and South Africa that are improving early diagnosis of childhood cancer. From Early Warning Signs and Symptoms training to nationwide awareness campaigns and partnerships with Traditional Health Practitioners, we’re working together to ensure every child has the best chance of early detection and a brighter future.
Programme for Advancing the Research Capacity (PARC)
Internal Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP)
The SIOP Program for Advancing the Research Capacity for Paediatric Cancer Clinical Trials in Low Income Countries and Middle Income Countries ( PARC Program) seeks to bolster paediatric oncology clinical research infrastructure in low income countries (LICs) and middle income countries (MICs). Through the PARC Programme SIOP enhances the capacity for research-informed treatment to improve the care and cure of children with cancer. This session will introduce the programme and give real-life examples of the impact the programme has made since its launch.
No Child Left Behind
International Pediatric Association (IPA)
Every year, over 400,000 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer globally, yet survival outcomes remain drastically unequal across regions. While cure rates exceed 80% in high-income countries, children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often face survival rates below 30%, due to late diagnosis, limited access to treatment, and systemic inequities. This session will explore the global landscape of pediatric cancer disparities, with a focus on identifying practical, scalable strategies to close the equity gap. Experts from global health, oncology, pediatrics, and policy will discuss barriers to care and highlight successful initiatives improving access to timely diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care in underserved regions.
Patient Engagement in LMIC – Challenges and Solutions
Patients Engage Health Foundation While Patient Engagement has steadily been growing in low and middle income countries, there are still many challenges in terms of the scope and depth of engagement. A panel discussion will explore these challenges as well as highlight some of the solutions that have emerged. We will showcase case studies from 1 or 2 countries.
Building capacity and quality in nurse training and education – global partnerships in children’s cancer care
The Children and Young People Cancer Association (CCLG) – Global Child Cancer
Nurse training and education are fundamental to capacity building in children’s cancer care. This webinar will provide the opportunity to hear directly from nurses engaged in partnership working between the UK, sub-Saharan Africa and Pakistan. Learning, training, support and inspiration work both ways in these rewarding and very important partnerships. What challenges and opportunities do they present, and how can these initiatives help to further address the ongoing challenges and inequalities in access to cancer care for children and young people?
Paediatric Oncology Rehabilitation – Global realities in an evolving healthcare landscape
Internal Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Supportive Care Network
This session explores the topic of childhood cancer rehabilitation & looks at the different realities faced by children with cancer & rehabilitation professionals across the world. With improving rates of survival globally, there is an increased focus on supportive
care & interventions such as rehabilitation & physical medicine. Rehabilitation can optimise physical & functional outcomes, quality of life & reduce disability in children with cancer. Additionally, rehabilitation can have positive impacts on health resources & socio-economic productivity; however, it continues to be under-resourced, with numerous countries not currently equipped to respond to existing needs.
The session will provide an overview of the global status & current landscape of paediatric oncology rehabilitation, including disparities, challenges & relevant international initiatives.
Five speakers will outline the reality of childhood cancer rehabilitation in their setting to improve awareness of the situation on the ground, along with challenges faced by both families & the health-rehabilitation infrastructure. The five settings will include high-, middle-, & low-income settings, as well as an active conflict zone & a resource-limited setting.
This one isn’t purely paediatric oncology but this group do such great work I have to mention there. This will be a fascinating and eye-opening session.
How and why the tobacco industry influences science and targets health professionals
Tobacco Control Research Group – University of Bath
In this session we will examine how and why the tobacco industry seeks to influence science and to target health professionals in the pursuit of profit. We will dive into the Science for Profit model, which outlines the strategies used by the tobacco industry to influence science in its interest. We will then explore mechanisms that have been put in place to protect science from the tobacco industry’s vested interests and discuss contemporary case studies though which to interrogate the effectiveness of these. We will end with an exploration of the long history of tobacco industry targeting of health professionals, looking towards practical strategies to counter such attempts to influence health professionals and their professional practice.
This session is for anyone with an interest in how the activities of the tobacco industry or other health-harming industries impact upon public health. This will be an interactive session with opportunities for the audience to share their experiences and suggest solutions.
Written by Neil Ranasinghe