Delays in diagnosis worsen outlook for minority, uninsured pediatric retinoblastoma patients, study
- OPACC
- Apr 25, 2013
- 1 min read
When the eye cancer retinoblastoma is diagnosed in racial and ethnic minority children whose families don't have private health insurance, it often takes a more invasive, potentially life-threatening course than in other children, probably because of delays in diagnosis, researchers at Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center (DF/CHCC) in Boston are reporting at the 26th annual meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology.
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