Even if it is detected early, cancer of the eye (retinoblastoma) imposes a harsh and agonizing choice: loss of one and often both eyes, or certain death as the disease spreads along the nerves to the brain. Last week the parents of two little victims of the disease faced up to that choice.
In West Milton, Ohio, 16-month-old David Michael Anderson gave his mother a big hug (see cut) as he returned home after an operation in which both of his eyes were removed. The son of a factory worker, David has been gradually losing his vision from the time he was...
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