Our friends at Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) are funding a study to help understand decision-making for relapsed and refractory rhabdomyosarcoma. Researchers including Dr Bob Phillips and Dr Jess Morgan are looking for parents or carers of children and young people with relapsed or refractory rhabdomyosarcoma, or young people themselves, to have one telephone or video conference interview.
Watch the below video for more information and eligibility requirements:
To take part in the study or to find out more, email [email protected] or send the team a message on Twitter.
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