Members’ days are a great way to meet other families who are or have been affected by Rb and to nominate your child for a CHECT Champion Award. Since May, we’ve held four Members’ Days with two Beyond Rb river cruise events taking place in York and...
By Dr. Gail M. Seigel, Laboratory of Ocular and Auditory Neuroscience, in collaboration with Dr. Dhavalkumar Shah, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo. The research Our retinoblastoma (Rb) research group at the University at Buffalo is working...
A CHECT Ambassador was recently the guest of honour at a Vision Express store – boldly cutting off the Store Manager’s long locks to raise money for CHECT. Gainsborough Store Manager Mary-Ann Smith had planned to have her waist-length hair cut off for the...
Armita Abolghasemi, who had bilateral Rb as a child, is a second year genetics student at the University of York. She recently assisted with Professor Ohnuma’s Rb research, funded by CHECT. As a genetics student and an Rb survivor, research into retinoblastoma...
Is your little one a budding artist? Would they like to see their very own picture on our charity Christmas cards this year? The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust’s Christmas card competition is now open for entries. It’s open to all of our young members – all they need to...
We’re currently looking for a parent of a child who has had retinoblastoma (Rb) to join us as a lay representative on our Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). About the role The SAC meets every six months (usually May & November) on a weekday afternoon...
