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...
When Stacey Declerk was given a camera for Christmas, she had no idea it would lead to the discovery that her son Brody had eye cancer. She shares her story: For Christmas 2019 I was given a new camera as a present. Three months later, I finally got round to unpacking...
Sarah Turley, who joined the CHECT Team in October 2019, is our part-time Support Worker based in Birmingham Children’s Hospital. She shares with us what it’s like to be a CHECT Support Worker during these unusual times. Six months after starting my role, I never...
