For International Women’s Day we’ve highlight some of the brilliant women involved in our CHECT research into the prevention and treatment of retinoblastoma. Professor Jesse Berry Professor Jesse Berry is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the...
Let’s be honest, things were pretty bleak for all charities back in March when we entered the first lockdown. At the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust, we were facing a loss of at least half of our income from fundraising events. So we tried something completely new,...
We’re pleased to present the latest edition of our CHECT InFocus Magazine – chock full of your stories as well as what we’ve been up to as a charity over the last few months. This festive edition of InFocus has been produced in a digital format only*. As a...
As part of a research project funded by CHECT, Dr Sandy Hung from the Centre for Eye Research Australia talks through her team’s latest breakthrough in understanding the progression of retinoblastoma, paving the way for the development of new possible treatments...
The cancellation of the London Marathon back in March has not stopped our fundraisers from doing their bit for CHECT. Sunday 4th October was the official ‘Virtual London Marathon’ event and nine of our Team CHECT runners instead completed a marathon (26.2...
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...
