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Eye cancer

Eye cancer: Introduction

A cancer of the eye. Types of eye cancers include retinoblastoma, melanoma and primary intraocular lymphoma. Primary intraocular cancers are eye cancers the start inside the eyeball and secondary intraocular cancers are eye cancers that have spread from some other part of the body.

Symptoms of Eye cancer

• Vision field loss
• Appearance of floaters in ones vision
• An increased size of blind spot in ones vision
• Altered ability to move the eye
• Vision loss
• more symptoms...»

Read more about symptoms of Eye cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

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Disease Topics Related To Eye cancer

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Eye cancer:

• Retinoblastoma
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Melanoma
• Lacrimal gland tumour
• Vision loss
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Eye cancer

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Eye cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Eye cancer
• Hidden causes of Eye cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

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Eye cancer: Undiagnosed Conditions

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• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Eye cancer

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Eye cancer: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Eye Health Specialists (Ophthalmology):
  • Ophthalmology (Eye Specialist)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Eye cancer

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Eye cancer:

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Eye cancer, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Eye cancer: Rare Types

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Causes of Eye cancer

Read more about causes of Eye cancer.

More information about causes of Eye cancer:

• Eye cancer as a complication caused by other conditions

Latest Treatments for Eye cancer

• Multiagent chemotherapy
• External beam radiation
• Surgical resection
• Physical therapy
• Doxorubicin
• more treatments...»

See full list of 15 latest treatments for Eye cancer

News Archives for Eye cancer

Medical news articles related to Eye cancer include:

• Freckles, Moles May Indicate Risk for Eye Cancer
• Had Your Eyes Checked Lately?
• Study Reiterates Eye Risks Linked to Flomax
• Eye Disease, Cognitive Decline Linked in Study
• Eye Care Checkups Tied to Insurance Status
• Unconscious Learning: In the Eye of the Beholder?
• When Corks Fly, Watch the Eyes
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Eye cancer

Medical research articles related to Eye cancer include:

• Eye Cancer
• Retinal Tumours
• Verteporfin and other Cytotoxics for the Eye
• Retinoblastoma
• General Aspects of Chemotherapy
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Eye cancer

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Patient Surveys for Eye cancer

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Eye cancer
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Prognosis for Eye cancer

More about prognosis of Eye cancer

Reseach about Eye cancer

Visit our research pages for current research about Eye cancer treatments.

Clinical Trials for Eye cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Eye cancer include:

• Pain Relief - Tramadol Versus Ibuprofen - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Ibuprofen,Tramadol
• Optical Coherence Tomography of Retinal Abnormalities Associated With Choroidal Nevus, Choroidal Melanoma and Choroidal Melanoma Treated With Iodine-125 Brachytherapy - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS) - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Combination Chemotherapy and Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Patients With Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - busulfan,cyclophosphamide,cytarabine
• Physician-Initiated Stop-Smoking Program for Patients Receiving Treatment for Early-Stage Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - nicotine
• more trials...»

See full list of 83 Clinical Trials for Eye cancer

Statistics for Eye cancer

• Medical statistics for Eye cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Eye cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Eye cancer
• Society statistics for Eye cancer

Eye cancer: Broader Related Topics

• Cancer
• Eye conditions
• more types...»

Types of Eye cancer

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