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Our CHECT Champion Dads 2024

Our CHECT Champion Dads 2024

We often feature our wonderful CHECT mums in our stories, and we feel it’s important to recognise those amazing dads out there who go above and beyond to support their families as well. For Father’s Day, we asked children (maybe with a bit of help) to nominate their...
London Marathon 2024

London Marathon 2024

We are thrilled to celebrate our 14 incredible runners who took part in the iconic TCS London Marathon on 21st April 2024, raising a fantastic £45,000 including Gift Aid. We are so proud of them, for dedicating the time and effort to train and fundraise for CHECT,...
Junior’s CHECT Champion Award

Junior’s CHECT Champion Award

A four-year-old boy from Harrow has received a prestigious award in recognition of the courage he has shown while battling against an extremely rare form of cancer. Junior was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a cancer which affects the retina of children predominantly...
CHECT TYA podcasting day!

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. https://youtu.be/syTNshXv0wg?si=MirT62QOkseuPVpeNicola says: “Excitingly, I have received a lot...
Cardiff family event

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

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...