On Christmas day of 2018 my sister noticed a glare in my son Jaxon’s eye – a sign of retinoblastoma. I took him to the GP on 27th Dec, who then advised us to go start to our localA & E department. That’s when we learned of the devastating...
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...
We hear from Dr Agata Rozanka, part of Professor Lako’s team at Newcastle University, about the CHECT-funded retinoblastoma project they have just completed, and what the next steps will be. Although there are many successful treatments for retinoblastoma, these...
I was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb) when I was 3 months old and fortunately through the amazing skill of the Doctors and my mum’s awareness to spot something early on I only lost sight in my right eye. I remember from a young age going for yearly check-ups on the...
A mum and dad from Doncaster are urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer this festive season, after their five-year-old daughter lost her eye due to retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under the age of six....
