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What are the treatment options for eye cancer? i've been diagnosed with eye cancer, and my doctor recommends removing the eye. are there any other options? what are their success rates?
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It : It depends on the type and extent of the cancer. An additional consideration is your visual status in that eye and the unaffected eye. In general enucleation or removal of the eye is reserved for intraocular cancers that can not be reasonable treated with external beam or plaque radiation. The goal of surgery is to contain the cancer in the eye and ensure it does not spread elsewhere.
Answered 10/3/2016
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It : It depends on the type of cancer in your eye. For an aggressive malignant type, enucleation (removing of the eye) may save your life and may be the only option. This is a question that you should of had with your ophthalmologist that recommended enucleation.
Answered 10/4/2016
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