Medical Briefs

 

Published: December 2, 2007

Eye cancer screenings can save your eyesight When people think of areas of the body affected by cancer, the eyes may be at the bottom of their list. While somewhat rare, cancers of the eye can result in loss of vision, removal of an eye and even death.

The primary cancer of the eye is called ocular melanoma. Ocular melanoma affects only six people out of every 1 million, said Dr. Scott Sigler , an Edmond ophthal...


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