Retinoblastoma: a curable, rare and deadly blinding disease
Every year, thousands of babies and children in low- and middle-income countries lose their sight and their lives to a treatable childhood eye cancer called retinoblastoma; usually because it was not recognised and treated in time.
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doaj-3f38a5f9e0f74d5b9c58b6e582797fb52020-11-25T02:17:30ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68331993-72882018-05-013110114Retinoblastoma: a curable, rare and deadly blinding diseaseRichard Bowman0 Honorary Clinical Consultant: International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.Every year, thousands of babies and children in low- and middle-income countries lose their sight and their lives to a treatable childhood eye cancer called retinoblastoma; usually because it was not recognised and treated in time.https://www.cehjournal.org/article/retinoblastoma-a-curable-rare-and-deadly-blinding-disease/cancerretinoblastoma |
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Retinoblastoma: a curable, rare and deadly blinding disease |
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Retinoblastoma: a curable, rare and deadly blinding disease |
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Retinoblastoma: a curable, rare and deadly blinding disease |
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Retinoblastoma: a curable, rare and deadly blinding disease |
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Retinoblastoma: a curable, rare and deadly blinding disease |
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retinoblastoma: a curable, rare and deadly blinding disease |
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International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London |
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Community Eye Health Journal |
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0953-6833 1993-7288 |
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2018-05-01 |
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Every year, thousands of babies and children in low- and middle-income countries lose their sight and their lives to a treatable childhood eye cancer called retinoblastoma; usually because it was not recognised and treated in time. |
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cancer retinoblastoma |
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