WE C Hope of life and sight for all children with eye cancer!
Childhood eye cancer can be cured with early diagnosis and prompt expert care.
90% of children are diagnosed because a parent sees a white glow in their eye. Most see this glow for months before realizing something is wrong with their child’s eye.
Though more than 96% of children are cured in developed countries, many lose one eye to protect their life and some have both eyes surgically removed to prevent cancer spreading to other parts of their body. Most children whose eyes are saved have moderate to severe loss of vision that is irreversible.
90% of children with retinoblastoma live in developing countries and struggle to access specialist care. While children in developed countries generally receive great support and understanding from the public, these forgotten children suffer in silence and often die alone and in terrible pain. The distress they and their families endure is entirely preventable.
Globally, families affected by retinoblastoma experience emotional and financial distress long after treatment for the cancer has ended. Many survivors face a lifetime of challenges relating to their cancer and the affects of treatment.
Help us tell the world about retinoblastoma, so we can increase early diagnosis and bring life and sight saving care to every child and survivor around the world.
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NYT Opinion | It Takes A Lifetime to Survive Childhood Cancer.
In October 2023, the Sunday Edition of The New York Times featured bilateral retinoblastoma survivor and WE C Hope USA President, Marissa D. Gonzales. Pamela Paul’s Opinion article explored the lifelong impacts of chilhood cancer, and the high price children and families pay for cure. Read the full article.
Advocating for Awareness and Survivorship Care in Africa
While in Kenya for the first ISOO Africa congress (International Society of Ocular Oncology), Marissa Gonzalez was interviewed on several prime-time TV programs about her Rb experience and advocacy, alongside Dr. Kahaki Kimani, retinoblastomas specialist at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. Here is her interview from Citizen TV.
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Come a little closer to the children, families, survivors and professionals we support around the world. Our blog includes interesting articles about retinoblastoma and how it impacts those affected, news of our activities, and stories of individuals and families who live with the realities of childhood eye cancer.
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Print and audio visual media has great capacity to help save lives by increasing awareness of white pupil – the early sign of retinoblastoma. We can help members of the media who are researching childhood eye cancer and the global issues of childhood cancer.
