| "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path - and leave a trail." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ |
| A Selection of Medical Journal Articles about Rb. |
| Searching for retinoblastoma acricles on PubMed (digital archive of the US National Library of Medicine) will bring up many more resources than listed below. The references below link to complete articles and abstracts found elsewhere on the internet. --- Ocular Tumours - a special edition of Cancer Control. www.moffitt.usf.edu/cancjrnl/v5n4/toc.html Cancer Control is the journal of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Centre & Research Institute. http://www.moffitt.usf.edu/cancjrnl/v5n4/article2.html This is a direct link to the retinoblastoma section, but you may find the other articles interesting as well. Focuses on the increased risk of other cancers in Rb patients with a germline gene mutation. Second Nonocular Tumors in Survivors of Bilateral Retinoblastoma: A Possible Age Effect on Radiation-related Risk. www.orphancancer.org/ORbIT/ResourceLinks/article1.html Reprinted with permission from the Journal of Ophthalmology. Trilateral Rb (TRb) - A rare and fatal syndrome. http://www.hcanc.org.br/outrasinfs/ensaios/ped8.html An article from the Hospital Do Cancer, Sao Paulo, Brazil - in English. Clélia Maria Erwenne MD, one of the article's authors, is a member of the Retinoblastoma Strategy Group at the International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR). The groups is working to develop an international programme to improve early detection and to provide a common treatment protocol for retinoblastoma in developing countries. Last updated: 31 July, 2004. |
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