Recent investigations of hospital and other historical records by member Iain Riddell show how cases, treatment and discussion of retinoblastoma, then known as ‘glioma of the Retina’, can be traced back to Victorian times… “The earliest likely patient recorded as...
The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, which runs sailing trips for children and young people who have, or have had, cancer has reserved two places for the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust in 2018. CHECT Champion Ernie Brown, 10, who has taken part in two trips, tells us what...
It’s World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week from 13-19 May 2018 and we’ve launched our latest media campaign to raise awareness of retinoblastoma among parents and healthcare professionals. The campaign features little Harley Shevill, from Motherwell, North...
Two top barber and hairdressing trainers who have both been affected by retinoblastoma have joined forces to help raise awareness of the little known condition. Mike Taylor’s daughter Alice was diagnosed in May last year, when she was just two years old, and nearly a...
A mum-of-two who is currently undergoing chemotherapy for an incurable brain tumour has vowed to cross the finish line of the London Marathon for her son Noah, who has been battling retinoblastoma. Despite having monthly doses of chemotherapy which have left her...
The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust has received an incredible donation of £93,000 to help support families affected by retinoblastoma (Rb). The grant, which will be awarded over two years, was donated by Global’s Make Some Noise, after we were chosen as one of their...
