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Early Diagnosis is the Best Cure! Revisit the 2024 AlphabetOfHope
Babies and young children with eye cancer can’t tell us their sight is changing. They need caregivers to know of and act on early #retinoblastoma signs, prompt eye exams to find possible cancer, and referral with good family support to aid swift diagnosis and care. This creates the best potential to save children’s lives and sight worldwide.
Our 2024 #RbEarlyDiagnosis Alphabet of Hope highlights many aspects of early diagnosis, including signs and symptoms, challenges, and efforts globally to overcome them.
Published every two weeks throughout 2024, each letter was added to our website with links to further resources on the topic. This video showcases the complete Alphabet, and all images shared throughout the year. View a full text version of the alphabet, with resources for each letter.
Our new alphabet launches on January 6 – a two-year campaign focused on #RbChildLife! Find out more!
One Rb World 2024 Was Fabulous – Mahalo Nui Loa to All Who Participated!
WE C Hope USA was delighted to host the 7th One Retinoblastoma World meeting, October 15-17 in Honolulu, Hawaii and online, right before the 56th World Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology.
Uniting families, survivors, medical professionals and scientists from across the USA and around the wortd, we shared knowledge and lived experience, strengthened our global community, developed collaborations needed to advance acute and lifelong care, and access to care, for all.
Huge thanks to all our incredible speakers and participants, and our wonderful sponsors and partners who helped make this year’s event such an outstanding success. Find out more about One Rb Wolrd.
WE C Hope for All Children with Eye Cancer, Families & Survivors.
Increasing access to specialist care will bring the promise of life and sight to every child, and improved life-long health to survivors. This is our mission. We:
- Educate the public and medical community about retinoblastoma to achieve early diagnosis and rapid referral to specialist care
- Empower medical teams to deliver sustainable high quality evidence-based care for affected children and adult survivors.
- Enable family support programs that reduce practical and emotional burdens and improve access to essential care
A Glint or a Squint Could Be Your Hint of Eye Cancer!!
Strabismus (turned eye) and leukocoria (white pupil), the most common signs of retinoblastoma, can also occur in healthy eyes.
Being aware of these signs and seeking medical care early saves children’s lives and sight.
Prompt investigation of all signs and symptoms is vital to diagnose childhood eye cancer early. Timely diagnosis provides the best opportunity to save a child’s life and sight.
Find out more about the signs and symptoms.
Buy WE C Hope Merch and More at our TeePublic Store!
Wear your care for our retinoblastoma community with branded apparel, caps, bags, mugs, and much more. Use our unique link, and a portion of your entire side-wide purchase benefits WE C Hope – including thousands of unique designs.
Find out how you can help expand our range of designs, and sport your support for awareness, medical care and support for all, for life! Learn more and visit our TeePublic store today.
Support Kids During Needle Related Procedures
Only 5% of children have support for immunization needle pain.
Seriously ill children experience many needle related procedures, rarely with adequate pain suppor.
Pain and distress can be managed and reduced. IT DOESN’T HAVE TO HURT.
Parents, ask how to manage your child’s pain. Healthcare providers, please give parents options.
Learn how to make needles easier and safer for everyone.
Visit our Needle Related Procedures guide to find supports for children of all ages.
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Know The Glow!
Learn about the most common early sign of childhood eye cancer – a white reflection in the pupil, seen in dim light and flash photos. Find out how to take photos to check for signs of serious eye disease in children.
Parents & Survivors
Find Hope
We offer the Retinoblastoma Resource to supplement information provided by your medical team, answer questions and concerns about all aspects of life with Rb, increase understanding and share hope.
Family & Friends
How You Can Help
Forget “let me know if I can do anything to help”! Carefully considered and offered support will be truly valued. We have many suggestions from parents that have brought families relief, joy and hope.
Give Hope
Help Change Lives!
There are so many ways you can help us bring hope of cure and better quality of life to children with eye cancer, families and survivors. Donate online now, or become a fundraising angel. Together, WE C Hope!
