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...
A mother’s intuition proved correct after GPs assured her that her baby daughter was healthy. Thankfully an auntie spotted an unusual ‘white dot’ in the baby’s eye which led to a swift eye cancer diagnosis. Mum Rada Hristova, from Kent, had been worried about...
32% of parents of children aged 0-6 think a squint or lazy eye is ‘definitely not’ or ‘probably not’ a symptom of childhood eye cancer*. This is despite a third of all UK babies and children diagnosed with the rare eye cancer retinoblastoma (Rb) presenting with a...
A four-year-old was diagnosed with the rare eye cancer retinoblastoma after her mum saw her tumour ‘glowing’ in a flash photo. It was a family member who first noticed that Nancy Smith’s eye would sometimes look towards her nose and then suddenly appear fine again....
After her baby girl was diagnosed with a rare cancer, a mum is urging parents to be aware of the symptoms and to see a medical professional as soon as possible. Dela-Rose Denham was just five months old when she had her life-saving operation to remove her eye, after a...
Have you, or someone you love, been affected by retinoblastoma (Rb)? Would you like to share your story to raise awareness of this rare cancer and help others going through the same thing? If so, we would really love to hear from you. Many people first hear about Rb...
