Eye Cancer Spotted in a Baby Photo

A woman in the UK may have saved a baby's life, after noticing a white spot on the baby's eye in a photograph posted on an internet website. Madeleine Robb is being called a hero for alerting the baby's mother of a possible problem. Doctors have indeed confirmed that the one-year-old child has a potentially deadly form of childhood cancer called retinoblastoma.

Retinoblastoma is a cancer of the retina, affecting one or both eyes. If not caught in time, the cancer can spread to other parts of the body. The disease can affect children up to age 5, but often starts in the womb.

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Considine, Bob, Woman spots baby’s eye cancer online. Health Today, MSNBC.com, 28 Aug 2008.