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Our CHECT Champion Dads 2024

Our CHECT Champion Dads 2024

We often feature our wonderful CHECT mums in our stories, and we feel it’s important to recognise those amazing dads out there who go above and beyond to support their families as well. For Father’s Day, we asked children (maybe with a bit of help) to nominate their...
Mosaicism

Mosaicism

Genes are instructions that control the way we grow and develop. We have around 20,000 different genes and, for the majority, these come in pairs. We get one copy from our mother and one copy from our father. In turn, we pass one copy onto each of our children. Every...
Meet Footballer Adam Lione

Meet Footballer Adam Lione

From being diagnosed with retinoblastoma to representing England on the international stage, Adam Lione’s shares his story with us.  Can you tell us about your retinoblastoma diagnosis?  I was diagnosed at 16 weeks old, and early symptoms were that I could not...
New retinoblastoma research confirmed

New retinoblastoma research confirmed

We are delighted to confirm that CHECT will be funding the next stage of “Developing an evidence-based psycho-educational intervention for teenagers and young adults who have had retinoblastoma”. Having spent three years understanding the psychosocial experiences of...
Protective eyewear for children with monocular vision

Protective eyewear for children with monocular vision

When children and young people have monocular vision, it’s even more important to preserve their eyesight. But that doesn’t mean that they have to miss out on all the fun of sports and activities. Zishan Naeem, Lead Orthoptist for Retinoblastoma Services at The Royal...