retinoblastoma
Americannoun
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retinoblastomas,
plural
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retinoblastomata
plural
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My son Jack was diagnosed in 2022 with retinoblastoma, a malignant childhood cancer of the central nervous system that originates and grows in the eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
She would have loved to have had children, remembers Caroline's close friend, Cal Lavelle, but she chose not to because of the risk the child might have been born with retinoblastoma.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2023
Rather, it’s a sweet and energetic 6-year-old boy from Bainbridge Island, Coleman Tawresey, who has endured a four-year battle with bilateral retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that’s now in remission.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Having his son be diagnosed with retinoblastoma at such a young age changed Shaw's view of science and encouraged him to increase accessibility for blind or low-vision scientists within his field.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2021
The most severe stage of retinoblastoma is group E.
From Fox News ● Jul. 15, 2021
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