After CBS News report on rare eye cancer mystery, hundreds share stories
Doctors are intensifying efforts to find out what caused groups of people in two different cities to mysteriously develop a rare eye cancer. Ocular melanoma typically occurs in just six out of every one million people. After our report Monday, hundreds of people reached out to say they or someone they know have had this same rare cancer. Anna Werner reports. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - May 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In Retinoblastoma Survivors, Oculo - Visual Issues Tied to QoL
Oculo - visual problems associated with functional status, vision - targeted health - related quality of life (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - May 2, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncology, Ophthalmology, Journal, Source Type: news
Morning Break: Stolen Trump Records; Gyns in Trouble; Eye Cancer Cluster?
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In Retinoblastoma Survivors, Oculo-Visual Issues Tied to QoL
WEDNESDAY, May 2, 2018 -- Oculo-visual problems among adult retinoblastoma survivors are associated with patient-reported vision-targeted health-related quality of life (HRQoL), according to a study published online April 26 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Group of rare eye cancer cases baffles experts
A group of patients with a rare type of eye cancer called ocular melanoma has researchers and epidemiologists stumped. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors Fret Over Cases of Rare Eye Cancer
Ocular melanoma typically occurs in just six of every one million people, but has been diagnosed in a group of 18 patients in North Carolina and Alabama. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diseases spread by ticks, mosquitoes and fleas more than tripled in the U.S.
The warmer weather of spring and summer means the start of tick and mosquito season and the diseases they transmit, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, West Nile and Zika. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that illnesses from mosquito, tick and flea bites more than tripled in […]Related:Liquid nicotine for e-cigs looks like kids’ juice boxes and candy, government saysShe modeled in New York and worked for the Navy. At 93, parasites ate her alive at a nursing home.A rare eye cancer showed up in three friends. Doctors want to know if the cases are connec...
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - May 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical mystery shines light on rare eye cancer
A closer look at ocular melanoma, an extremely rare form of cancer that has been identified in groups of patients in two states (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - May 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
She modeled in New York and worked for the Navy. At 93, parasites ate her alive at a nursing home.
Pictures of Rebecca Zeni during her younger years showed her with flawless skin, well-defined eyebrows and long, thick lashes. Her hair, parted in the middle, was neatly tied with a bow behind her ear. Her beauty could capture a room, her daughter said, but she was more than just a beautiful face. She was a modern-day […]Related:A rare eye cancer showed up in three friends. Doctors want to know if the cases are connected.CDC director asks that his $375,000 salary be cut after questions raisedA scientist just turned 104. His birthday wish is to die. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - May 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A rare eye cancer showed up in three friends. Doctors want to know if the cases are connected.
At least a dozen and a half people have been diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer in two locations in North Carolina and Alabama, leaving medical experts mystified about the cause. Ocular melanoma occurs in about six out of every 1 million people, according CBS News and at least 18 people who have been […]Related:CDC director asks that his $375,000 salary be cut after questions raisedA scientist just turned 104. His birthday wish is to die.A doctor flew into a sudden rage and threatened to decapitate, disembowel employees and patients (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rare eye cancer affects 2 groups of people in N.C. and Alabama
Researchers want to know what may be causing ocular melanoma, a rare eye cancer in two states. First, a group of 18 patients were identified in Huntersville, North Carolina. Now there's a second group in Auburn, Alabama, home of Auburn University. CBS News correspondent Anna Werner reports. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - April 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eye cancer mystery baffles doctors
Usually found in just six in one million people, ocular melanoma has been identified in 18 people in Huntersville, N.C. and a group of former Auburn students (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - April 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
"What's going on?" Rare form of eye cancer detected in two groups
Ocular melanoma, usually found in just six of every one million people, has been identified in patients from Huntersville, N.C., and in a group of former Auburn University students (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - April 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
"What's going on?" Extremely rare form of eye cancer detected in 2 groups
Ocular melanoma, usually found in just six of every one million people, has been identified in patients from Huntersville, N.C., and in a group of former Auburn University students (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - April 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rare eye cancer affects two groups of people in N.C. and Alabama
Researchers want to know what may be causing ocular melanoma, a rare eye cancer in two states. First, a group of 18 patients were identified in Huntersville, North Carolina. Now there's a second group in Auburn, Alabama, home of Auburn University. Anna Werner reports. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - April 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
