The International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Advocacy Committee (SAC) provides strategic direction and leadership for SIOP’s policy and advocacy work at regional, national, and global levels, working closely with the SIOP Board of Directors and key partners such as the World Health Organization. Advocacy is central to SIOP’s vision—“No child should die of cancer: cure for more, care for all.” In line with this mission, SIOP is inviting nominations for one Advocacy Committee member representing the Africa region to support its global advocacy agenda for children and adolescents with cancer. This is a board-level position on the SIOP Africa Board.
On worklife balance
Hi all. It is our great pleasure to introduce Jérémie Gaudichon, MD and PhD-to-be from France. He has agreed to write about work/life balance from a male perspective, and we are very grateful for his contribution to the blog.
Perspectives on Mental Health from a Researcher Working on a Project with Children with a Poor Prognosis
Hi Everyone! My name is Gemma, I’m a researcher in Paediatric Palliative Care and a SIOP YI Board member. As part of our mental health month, today I am posting on behalf of my colleague Dr Ellen M Henderson, who shares her experience of working on a longitudinal study of decision making with children with brain tumours.
It’s Mental Health Month on the SIOP YI Blog!
My name is Rene Marke, I am a 4th year PhD student and board member of the SIOP-YI network. I would like to welcome you to the SIOP YI Mental Health month.
On Work Life Balance and Parental Guilt
Hi everyone! I’m Gemma, a member of SIOP YI and a qualitative researcher in paediatric palliative care in the UK. Today I’m writing about something I’ve struggled with in the past: guilt.

