A Life-Death Predictor Adds to a Cancer's Strain.

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  • Author(s): Kolata, Gina
  • Source:
    New York Times. 7/10/2012, Vol. 161 Issue 55828, p1. 0p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      EYE cancer; OPHTHALMIC surgery; VISION disorders; PUBLISHED errata; WASHINGTON University (Saint Louis, Mo.)
    • Subject Terms:
      SAINT Louis (Mo.); MISSOURI
    • Abstract:
      CORRECTION APPENDED In May 2011, Cassandra Caton, an 18-year-old with honey-colored hair and the soft features of a child, suddenly went blind in her right eye. Five months later, an ophthalmologist noticed something disturbing. A large growth in the back of her eye had ripped her retina, destroying her vision. He sent her to Washington University in St. Louis, a three-hour drive from her sparsely furnished apartment in the working-class town of Sedalia, Mo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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