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...
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...
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...
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...
In the latest issue of InFocus magazine and for a video for our social media channels, we interviewed rugby star Will Jubb, who was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb) at two years old and had his right eye enucleated. However, playing with one eye has not held him...
