Research Notes on Ocular Tumors
Eye cancer occurs when cells in or around the eye grow abnormally and form a tumor. In 2007, an estimated 2,340 adults in the United States were diagnosed with primary intraocular cancer alone. The main goals in treating are to reduce the risk of the tumor spreading and to maintain the health and vision of the eye.
5 Great Resources on Ocular Tumors
- Wikipedia: Ocular Oncology
- WebMD (via eMedicine): Orbital Tumor
- HealthAtoZ: Eye Cancer
- Cleveland Clinic: Ophthalmic (Eye) Cancer
- Johns Hopkins Medicine: Eye Cancers in Brief
What is Ocular Tumors?
- Healthline: Eye Cancer
- National Cancer Institute (NCI): Definition
- American Cancer Society (ACS): What is Eye Cancer?
- Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL): What is an Eye Tumor?
- University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center (UM Kellogg Eye Center): Definition
What Are The Symptoms of Ocular Tumors?
- Mayo Clinic: Signs and Symptoms
- UM Kellogg Eye Center: Symptoms
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Eye Cancer
- Cancer Symptoms page: Eye Cancer Symptoms
- Review of Optometry: Conjunctival Neoplasms Signs and Symptoms
What Are The Causes and Complications of Ocular Tumors?
- Mayo Clinic: Causes
- ACS: Do We Know What Causes Eye Cancer
- WrongDiagnosis: Deaths from Eye Cancer
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Ocular Tumors?
- Mayo Clinic: Treatment
- ACS: Detailed Guide: Eye Cancer (Surgery)
- Washington University St. Louis (WUSTL): Tests and Treatment
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute: What Are The Current Treatment Options?
What are the Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Ocular Tumors?
- Hidden Cancer Cure: Eye Cancer
- Proton Therapy Institute: Cancer of the Eye
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Naturopathic Medicine for Melanoma
What Are The Types, Stages and Prognosis of Ocular Tumors?
- The Lasik Directory: Cancer of the Eye
- ACS: How are Eye Cancers Staged?
- People Living With Cancer (PLWC): Guide to Eye Cancer (Click on Staging)
- National Cancer Institute (via WebMD): Intraocular (Eye) Melanoma – Classification and Stage Information
- Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund: What is the Prognosis?
How Do You Prevent Ocular Tumors?
- Mayo Clinic: Prevention
- Matria Healthcare: Eye Cancer
- Health Search Engine: Eye Tumor
- PLWC: Guide to Eye Cancer (Click on Risks and Prevention)
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Ocular Tumors
- Yahoo Groups: Choroidal Melanoma
- Google Groups: Red Eye and Cancer
- Life Stories: Leadership, Opportunity, Integrity and Cancer
- Eye Cancer Network: Small Choroidal Melanoma: To Treat or Not to Treat, That is The Question?
- National Eye Institute: Scientists Find Similar Survival Rates For Eye Cancer Therapies
- Ophthalmology Times (via Modern Medicine): Nevus Most Common Ocular Surface Tumor for Children
Foundations and Support Groups on Ocular Tumors
- Daisy's Eye Cancer
- Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation
- Ocular melanoma support group
- Eye Care America: Children's Eye Care
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Ocular Tumors
- PubMed Central: Ocular Tumor Articles
- Google Scholar: Ocular Tumor Articles
- JAMA: Ocular Tumor Articles
- American Association for Cancer Research: Ocular Tumor Articles
Clinical Trials on Ocular Tumors
- Clinicaltrials.gov: Ocular Tumor Listing
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- Contributor: Martin Dela Cruz, RMT
- Reviewer: Scott Pearlman
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Jul. 30, 2008
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