Our retinoblastoma PhD researcher student who is researching into the psycho-social effects of a cancer of childhood called retinoblastoma successfully became a finalist in the University of York’s PhD Spotlight competition on the 11 January. PhD researcher Nicola...
I feel very honoured to be asked to write another blog post for CHECT for World Book Day 2023. In my previous post, I talked about how books were important to me as a child, and how it’s come full circle now that I am a children’s author. I was just a baby when I was...
Two parents from Putney are urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer this Rare Disease Day, after their fourteen-month-year-old daughter was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under the age of...
Thanks to the generosity of Phoenix Bespoke Solutions Ltd, us at CHECT have been busy behind the scenes creating a toy to support children who have had, or who will have an enucleation. And we’re now excited to show you our penguin! This fluffy friend can be used to...
Mum Sanya describes how having bilateral retinoblastoma is not getting in the way of her daughter Natalie’s accomplishments. “My daughter Natalie has bilateral retinoblastoma but that does not stop her to do all the amazing stuff she loves. She loves to do...
Dr Amy Gerrish and her team have been working to develop a form of liquid biopsy, using cell-free DNA (cfDNA) found in eye fluid, to discover if a patient has the heritable or non-heritable form of retinoblastoma (Rb). This information is vital in identifying...
