SIOP Nutrition Network – Educational Meeting

Zippy: A Hospital Game is a skill-building board game designed to help children navigate the hospital experience with confidence. Through play, children can express their thoughts about their illness, treatment, and hospital stay while developing coping skills. Board games offer a sense of control by allowing children to make choices, helping them realize they can [...]

With the 2025 SIOP Almanac of Women Leaders, we celebrate the remarkable contributions of women in paediatric oncology. Across all professions, women play an indispensable role in advancing childhood cancer care and cure. 

SIOP is pleased to announce that Dr. Maja Beck-Popovic has been appointed as the new Chair of the WHO-SIOP Committee, following the decision of SIOP’s leadership. She will serve in this role until March 2026, ensuring continuity and progress in SIOP’s collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr. Beck-Popovic, a respected leader in paediatric [...]

Childhood Cancer International (CCI) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have formalised their longstanding collaboration with a new partnership agreement aimed at advancing childhood cancer care, research, and advocacy worldwide. As the world’s largest network representing parent organisations and civil society groups focused on childhood cancer, CCI joins forces with St. Jude, a leading institution [...]

The Latin American Group of Pediatric Oncology (GALOP) has developed a proposal funded by the second cycle of funding from the SIOP PARC Programme for 2025-2027 (aka PARC 2), building on the successes of its initial grant to further strengthen research capacity and regional collaboration in pediatric oncology. A key objective of PARC 2 is [...]

Help Shape the Future of Paediatric Cancer Treatments: The availability of child-friendly cancer treatments remains a critical gap in global health. To address this, WHO has launched a public consultation on the Target Product Profile (TPP) for Paediatric Formulations of key oncology medicines, including cyclophosphamide, etoposide, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, procarbazine, and temozolomide. Why is this important? [...]

Dear Members of the SIOP Women Leaders Network, Today, March 8, the International Women’s Day, we celebrate YOU! We celebrate the remarkable contributions of women in pediatric oncology. Across all professions, women play an indispensable role in advancing childhood cancer care and cure. Their dedication, expertise, and compassion not only drive groundbreaking research and innovative [...]