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Mum backs campaign to improve eye cancer awareness

Mum backs campaign to improve eye cancer awareness

One in five babies and children in the UK with an aggressive type of eye cancer have to wait more than six months to be diagnosed, according to new figures. The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) found that 21% of children diagnosed with retinoblastoma in 2015 had a...
Team CHECT take on the Hampton Court Half Marathon

Team CHECT take on the Hampton Court Half Marathon

Seven runners braved the bracing February weather on Sunday to raise funds for families affected by retinoblastoma at the Hampton Court Half Marathon. It’s the first time that we’ve had a team at this event and we were delighted that everyone finished the course and...
‘Our miracle baby has arrived’

‘Our miracle baby has arrived’

Rachael Tuley no longer entertained the idea of having a family, until the love of her life appeared and changed everything. Rachael, who survived bilateral retinoblastoma as a child, tells her story… I was diagnosed with retinoblastoma at nine weeks old, in 1976,...
Retinoblastoma survivor needs help with new research project

Retinoblastoma survivor needs help with new research project

Nicole Beddard, a master’s student who had bilateral retinoblastoma as a child, has set up a research project which she hopes will help families affected by Rb in the future. She’s looking for parents to get involved… Hello, my name is Nicole Monique Beddard and when...