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Weisenfeld Award winner highlights the success behind retinoblasma treatment, survival rate

One of the few success stories in pediatric oncology, retinoblastomahas ridden scientific and therapeutic advances to a near-100% survival,a 180-degree turnabout from a century ago, said the 2004 recipient of MildredWeisenfeld Award for Excellence in Ophthalmology.

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