Retinoblastoma News
The daily retinoblastoma cancer news is a unique cancer news service that evaluates all aspects of retinoblastoma cancer research and reports on the developments that are most important to cancer patients and health care providers. The daily cancer news provides information about emerging options for retinoblastoma cancer prevention, early detection and retinoblastoma cancer treatment, as well as advances in supportive care and personalized medicine. Supportive care improves quality of life by making retinoblastoma cancer treatment more tolerable, and personalized medicine offers the potential for improved treatment outcomes by using specific characteristics of the patient or the cancer to guide cancer treatment decisions. In addition, interested individuals can search the Cancer Consultants Retinoblastoma Cancer News Archives to find the results of the cancer studies that led to the care they have been offered.
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Long-term Retinoblastoma Survivors at Greater Risk of Dying from Subsequent Cancers (May 11, 2009)
Long-term retinoblastoma survivors are at a greater risk of dying from subsequent cancers and this elevated risk extends beyond 40 years, according to the results of a study published in the Journal... Continue Reading
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Retinoblastoma Survivors Face Risk of Second Cancers (February 5, 2009)
Retinoblastoma Survivors Face Risk of Second Cancers A study that followed retinoblastoma survivors for up to 61 years reported a high risk of second cancers among survivors of hereditary retinoblastoma. These results were published in the Journal of... Continue Reading
Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma Delivered Directly into Eye May Save Eye (March 27, 2008)Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma Delivered Directly into Eye May Save Eye Chemotherapy delivered directly into the artery of the eye may save the eyeball in children with retinoblastoma. These results were recently published in an early online publication... Continue Reading
Patients with Hereditary Retinoblastoma Have Increased Risk of Soft-tissue Sarcomas (January 3, 2007)Patients with Hereditary Retinoblastoma Have Increased Risk of Soft-tissue Sarcomas According to an article recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, patients diagnosed with retinoblastoma have a greater risk than the general... Continue Reading
Effective New Treatment Strategy for Retinoblastoma Avoids Removal of the Eye and Radiation Therapy in Selected Patients (February 14, 2002)Effective New Treatment Strategy for Retinoblastoma Avoids Removal of the Eye and Radiation Therapy in Selected Patients Treatment for retinoblastoma, a cancer of the eye that occurs mainly in children, is often successful with surgical removal of... Continue Reading
Chemotherapy May Allow Preservation of the Eye and Avoidance of Radiation Therapy for Children with Early-Stage Retinoblastoma (February 14, 2002)Chemotherapy May Allow Preservation of the Eye and Avoidance of Radiation Therapy for Children with Early-Stage Retinoblastoma Treatment for retinoblastoma, a cancer of the eye that occurs in children, is often successful with surgical removal of... Continue Reading
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