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...
Pathways to Diagnosis Each year, the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust reports back on families’ experiences of being diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb) in the UK: the symptoms they noticed; the healthcare professionals they saw; and how long it took them to reach one of the...
A mum from the Isle of Wight is urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer this World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week, after their five-year-old son Arlo was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children...
On 23 March, 14 CHECT families braved the rain for a meet-up at Discover Children’s Story Centre in East London. Unbelievably, at just the moment everyone was due to arrive, there was a full evacuation of Stratford Station! However, that wasn’t going to deter us, and...
We spoke to Emily Ann Davison – the author behind ‘The Blue Umbrella’ and ‘Every Bunny is a Yoga Bunny’ about the power of reading for World Book Day. World Book Day is always such an exciting time of year where people come together to...
