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July 24, 2011

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Jefferson's Treatment of Infants Diagnosed with Retinoblastoma Highlighted in The Philadelphia Inquirer

Five-month-old Jefferson patient Tyler Sanzone became one of about 300 children annually diagnosed in the United States with retinoblastoma.

A Philadelphia Inquirer article highlights Tyler's treatment at Jefferson and the Wills Eye Institute where ocular oncologist and retinoblastoma expert Dr. Carol Shields suggested a novel option: squirting chemotherapy directly into the eye through the tiny ophthalmic artery.

 Learn more by reading "Chemosurgery goes directly to tumor."

Publication: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Published: 7/24/2011