Retinoblastoma affects 9k children each year worldwide 
Times of India
CHANDIGARH: World Retinoblastoma Week is being celebrated all over the world from May 13 to 19. The department of ophthalmology in PGI, which has been running a special clinic and is the only centre in North India in treating retinoblastoma (Rb), ...

 

Early detection key to saving sight 
Times of India
CHANDIGARH: The retinoblastoma clinic of the department of ophthalmology in PGI, is observing Retinoblastoma Awareness Week till May 19. The doctors emphasized that eyes of every child should be examined right from early years.

 

Photographer's awareness saved girl's vision 
Times of India
He simply advised the parents to take the child to an eye specialist and investigate if she had retinoblastoma or eye cancer. They will forever be thankful to Lingaraju, because his alertness saved their daughter's eyes. But the couple did not know of ...

 

A York Optician is Urging Local MP's to Support Life-threatening Child Eye ... 
PR Web (press release)
In conjunction with World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week (13th to 19th May), optometrists at Viewpoint are highlighting this devastating condition and are backing the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust's (CHECT) campaign to make vital information about ...

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How a camera can find a rare eye cancer 
Globe and Mail
She soon came across medical websites that suggested a white pupil in a flash-enhanced photograph can be a sign of an eye cancer known as retinoblastoma. The next morning she took Leo to see a pediatrician and was referred to Toronto's Hospital for ...

 

'Retina cancer curable' 
The Hindu
Cancer of the retina in the eye - retinoblastoma - a rare cancer among children below three years, is curable provided they are given treatment at the right time, cancer specialists from LV Prasad Eye Institute said here on Wednesday.

 

Know the glow: PGIMER's advanced centre to spread awareness about rare eye cancer 
Indian Express
As the doctors at the Advanced Eye Centre (AEC), Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), warn that this could be a sign and the child might be suffering from retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer. In fact, a sudden squint in the ...
PGI held outreach event to spread awareness Day & Night News

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Dinkelmeyer Raises About $30000 for Teacher's Daughter Diagnosed with Cancer 
Patch.com
The school held its "Walk for Green" event in honor of 20-month-old Izabella Green who was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, cancer of the eyes. By Danielle De Souza Dinkelmeyer Elementary School recently hosted a walk-a-thon that raised approximately ...

 

How to tell if your kid has eye cancer 
First Coast News
Peoria, Arizona baby, Roger Windahl, was the picture of health, but a rare eye cancer -- retinoblastoma, was slowly robbing him of his eyesight in his right eye. He and his family want to alert other first time parents to get their kids' eyes checked ...

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Brotherly Love: Walking For Tyler 
KYW Newsradio
Tyler was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma, cancer of the retina in both eyes. As an infant, he went through six months of chemotherapy. But even then, Tyler's mom was thinking of the other children going through the same thing.