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My 1 year old bro has retinoblastoma and he looks very healthy the doctor here in the ph said that they have to remove his eye asap without even doing any examination. should we trust them?
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When in doubt,2nd op: Second opinion from another pediatric oncologist is your best choice when you are in doubt. Sometimes it is possible to save the affected eye...it all depends on the size/stage of cancer...only bigger tumors may need surgery. This tumor is very sensitive to chemotherapy which will regress it , hopefully completely in which case, I suspect, the eye can be saved. But do seek a second opinion...even
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