A mum from Cheshire is urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, after her six-month-old daughter was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under the age of...
On the 6 August, James Utting took on a Guinness World Record attempt by running a half marathon in high heels to raise funds for the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust – the only charity in the UK charity dedicated to fighting retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer that...
A huge good luck to the Great North Run TeamCHECT runners taking on the half marathon challenge on the 10 September. The runners will be pounding the 13.1mile stretch across Newcastle for CHECT – here you can learn a bit about them: Becky Mather Hi, I am Becky,...
Mum Lesley tells CHECT about James’ journey with retinoblastoma, and what life is like now: James is a happy, healthy and energetic 9-year-old. He loves school, steam trains and eating (lots). In his spare time he attends Cubs (where he has just achieved his Silver...
As part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Lawson, who was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb) over fifty years ago, shares his story with us: I’m Lawson Symmonds and live in Caerphilly South Wales. I was brought up in the small village of St Athan in the Vale of...
