101. Teens Living With Cancer: Retinoblastoma retinoblastoma If disease. What Is RB (it s not rhythm and blues!) retinoblastoma is a malignant (cancerous) tumor of the retina. http://www.teenslivingwithcancer.org/cancerFacts/whatIs/retinoblastoma.asp

Retinoblastoma If you are looking for information on this site about retinoblastoma (RB), you probably had this disease as a kid and are a long term survivor or know someone with this disease. What Is RB ...(it's not rhythm and blues!) Retinoblastoma is a malignant (cancerous) tumor of the retina. The retina is the thin nerve tissue lining the back of your eye that senses light and forms images. It is the most common eye cancer in childhood, but is overall a very rare tumor. The most common age at diagnosis is 2 years old, and 95 percent of children with RB are diagnosed by age 4. Heredity ...What Does It Mean For Me Unlike other childhood cancers, retinoblastoma is a disease that can be inherited. However, it can also occur with no known cause. When it occurs without a family history, we are unaware of any risk factors. You can get RB in one or both eyes. Generally children who have it in both eyes have the inherited form, while those with it in only one eye probably developed the disease with no known cause. Parents with the hereditary form of RB have a 50 percent chance of having a child with RB. For this reason, children with a family history of RB are routinely screened for this disease.

102. Sloan-Kettering - Retinoblastoma retinoblastoma, a rare malignant tumor of the retina, or sometimes the pineal gland, most frequently occurs in young children before the age of five. http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/2867.cfm

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103. InteliHealth: Retinoblastoma crossreferenced in an AZ format. retinoblastoma. Health A to Z, Reviewed by the Faculty of Harvard Medical School retinoblastoma http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/9955.html

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104. Open Angle Glaucoma Open Angle Glaucoma, Book, Home Page. http://www.fpnotebook.com/EYE44.htm

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