
Explanatory videos for our research projects are now online
Are you curious to learn more about our current research projects? We’ve created short videos to give you an insight…

Parental Smoking and Lung Health in Childhood Cancer Survivors
This study aimed to determine how many childhood cancer survivors are exposed to cigarette smoke at home and whether this…

Overweight and obesity after childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
We investigated how often adults who survived acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as children experience weight problems and whether these issues…

15th of February International Childhood Cancer Day
No research, no cure In Switzerland, around 350 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer every year. While innovative therapies…

SCCSS Dialog 2024
Information and exchange event with paediatric cancer organisations In January, the Childhood Cancer Research Group invited representatives from the field…

Higher breast cancer risk after certain forms of childhood cancer treatment
Women who have been treated for cancer as a child with a certain type of chemotherapy have an increased risk…

Chronic fatigue after childhood cancer
Lay Summary of Tomáš Sláma’s Study What did we want to achieve with our study?Cancer treatment makes you very tired.…

The body image of adolescent survivors
Lay Summary of Luzius Mader’s Study What was the aim of our study?The diagnosis of childhood cancer and the difficult…

Severity of hearing loss after platinum chemotherapy in childhood cancer survivors
Lay Summary of Sven Strebel’s Study What was the aim of our study?When a child has to be treated with…