CHECT TYA podcasting day!
CHECT PhD researcher Nicola O’Donnell recently organised a podcasting event in Birmingham for teens and young adults, as part of sharing the results of her research study. Nicola says: “Excitingly, I have received a lot of interest in this work and the first academic...
Cardiff family event
We held our latest CHECT Family Day at Techniquest science centre in Cardiff. Sarah, Beth and Petra from the CHECT team were greeted by glorious Welsh sunshine as we came out of the train station. We just about had time to start setting up for the day, when excited...
Understanding how having Rb affects how you think and feel
We spoke to Nicola O’Donnell about her CHECT-funded research, ‘Understanding how having Rb affects how you think and feel’: Retinoblastoma is a rare eye cancer affecting 40-50 UK children a year. Although it is highly curable, this experience can...
Pathways to Diagnosis 2023
Pathways to Diagnosis Each year, the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust reports back on families’ experiences of being diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb) in the UK: the symptoms they noticed; the healthcare professionals they saw; and how long it took them to reach one of the...