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2025 All-Island Paediatric Oncology Conference

 
Are you a healthcare professional working with children and young people with cancer, or a researcher with an interest in childhood, adolescent & young adult cancer?
 
Join us at the first ever all-island childhood cancer conference, held in collaboration with Childhood Cancer Ireland, The Children’s Cancer Unit Charity, National Children’s Cancer Service at Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin and the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children.
 
This important event is the first step toward creating a joined-up system of care for children and young people with cancer across the island of Ireland.
  •  Thursday 16th and Friday 17th October 2025, 9am-6pm
  • Ballymascanlon Hotel, Dundalk
 

Who should attend?

Delegates range clinicians and healthcare providers to researchers, academics and patient advocates involved in the paediatric oncology community, across Ireland and abroad.

Why attend?

  • Two days of updates and best practice in children’s cancer across the island of Ireland
  • Multi-disciplinary, research and clinical insight sessions
  • Networking opportunities
  • Discuss the latest issues within the cancer community
  • Enjoy a fun evening with friends and colleagues at our Conference Dinner.
 

2025 Programme Conference Themes:

  • All-Island Networks
  • Adolescent & Young Adults
  • Precision Oncology
  • Supportive Care
  • All-Island Children’s Oncology Research Network (ACORN)
 
Programme & Registration
Poster for All-Island Paediatric Oncology Conference

An average of 379 children, adolescents and young adults (0-24 years) are diagnosed with childhood cancer in Ireland every year.

A GP may only see one or two cases of childhood cancer in their career.

The Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust is an excellent resource for clinicians, with information and publications available for GPs and public health nurses, as well as information on caring for children with cancer, tumours and types of cancer and bereavement.

With thanks to the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust, we bring you the chart below and the following guidelines for identifying childhood cancer in patients.

Beware of:

  • children presenting with two or more red flag symptoms (see below)
  • Three or more presentations for the same problem (consider referral)
  • marked parental concern

Unfortunately the signs and symptoms of childhood cancer often present as normal childhood illness

Look for:

  • symptoms that are persistent, unusual or worsening – for example well localised pain that wakes a child up from sleep.
  • recurrent attendances (thought to increase the chance of a cancer diagnosis up to ten fold).
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