Healthcare Press

Valley toddler undergoes rare cancer treatment outside Arizona

  • 📰 12News
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 13 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 8%
  • Publisher: 51%

Health Health Headlines News

Health Health Latest News,Health Health Headlines

The toddler was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer prominent in children younger than six-years-old.

PHOENIX — A Valley toddler is undergoing treatment for a rare form of cancer, but his doctor isn't in Arizona.“One day, we’re thinking that he’s going to the eye doctor to get treated for a lazy eye," Givens said."The next day we’re finding out that he has cancer.”

Ruiz underwent surgery to remove his right eye, but doctors told Givens there's a chance they can save his left. If treatment is successful, Givens said they'll visit Milwaukee less frequently over a five-year remission period.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 586. in HEALTH

Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

ABC15 Arizona joins KTAR roundtable on Valley teen violence and mental healthWatch the roundtable live Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on ABC15, all day on KTAR
Source: abc15 - 🏆 263. / 63 Read more »