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Setting Sail: Max’s day out!

Setting Sail: Max’s day out!

Max Macara, 11, recently attended a Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust day. The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust run sailing trips for children and young people who have, or have had, cancer.  Max reports what he got up to during the trip I woke up in the morning, ready for an...
We did everything to save our baby’s eye

We did everything to save our baby’s eye

A mum is urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer after her daughter was told she will lose her eye to retinoblastoma, a rare cancer that typically affects children under the age of six. Mum Kara Wedderburn, from Northumberland, noticed...
Potential Paralympian Jacob’s Judo success

Potential Paralympian Jacob’s Judo success

Jacob Wright was 12 weeks old when he was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma (eye cancer). He lost his right eye at diagnosis and has since lost most of the vision in his left eye. Now aged 8, Jacob is making huge strides in the world of judo – with hopes...
Meet our London Marathon Runners

Meet our London Marathon Runners

Good luck to all our wonderful #TeamCHECT London Marathon runners! After last year’s public race was postponed, the event has been rescheduled for 3rd October 2021. Many of our runners are able to join in via the Virtual London Marathon, meaning we have a record...
What are your child’s priorities for future research?

What are your child’s priorities for future research?

The Children’s Cancer Priority Setting Partnership wants to know what children who have experienced childhood cancer think should be priorities for future research… If your child (aged 15 or under) has had cancer, or has a sibling or friend who has cancer, they are...