Supporting families affected by retinoblastoma
The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) is the only UK charity solely dedicated to helping families and individuals affected by retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer. We provide support, raise awareness and fund research into prevention and treatment.
Learn the signs and symptoms of retinoblastoma
Symptoms
Retinoblastoma is highly treatable but early diagnosis is vital. The two main symptoms are a white glow and a squint. If your child has these, don’t ignore them.
The white glow
Seeing a white glow in the eye of a child in a photograph or in certain lighting can be really worrying. Find out what causes white eye and what to do if you see it.
Get support
We provide ongoing support and information to anyone affected by retinoblastoma. If you need to talk, get in touch with one of our support workers today.
Megan’s Golden Eye
Megan shares with us her Rb story, and how why she decided she wanted to have a golden prosthetic eye. I was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma at three-months-old, by the time I was one I had gone through six rounds of chemotherapy and cryotherapy, two blood transfusions...
John Hungerford’s Memorial
The Hungerford family would like to extend a warm thank you to everybody who sent in memoirs and left kind messages in regards to the late John Hungerford - you can read our tribute here. A memorial service celebrating the professional life and legacy of John...
InFocus – Summer 2022 Plain Text Version
We’re pleased to present the latest edition of our CHECT InFocus Magazine – full of your stories as well as what we’ve been up to as a charity over the last few months. This Summer edition of InFocus has been produced in both a digital and print format. View the...
Megan’s Golden Eye
Megan shares with us her Rb story, and how why she decided she wanted to have a golden prosthetic eye. I was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma at three-months-old, by the time I was one I had gone through six rounds of chemotherapy and cryotherapy, two blood transfusions...
Meet Finn the buddy dog!
Harvey, who was diagnosed with retinoblastoma just as he turned 4, has written about his buddy dog, Finn. This is Finn he is 2 years old, he is a labradoodle, I am Harvey and I am 7. I wanted a guide dog because of my eyes, but we ended up with Finn who is a buddy...
“We spotted our son’s eye cancer the day he took his first steps”
A mum and dad from Bolton are urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer for World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week, after their 11-month-old son lost his eye through retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under the...