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I have heard of skin cancer, lung cancer and many other cancers, but never eye cancer. does it exist and is it fatal?
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Yes and Yes: There two major types of eye cancer, retinoblastoma affects childern and melanoma affects older people. Both can be fatal.
Answered 8/1/2012
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Yes: There are several different types of cancer that can occur in various structures of the eye. Many of these are treatable if diagnosed early but they can be fatal in some cases.
Answered 8/6/2012
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