FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Ocular melanoma, also called uveal melanoma, is a type of melanoma that targets the eye. It affects about 2,000 people a year in the United States. Although rare - it can be a ...

Eye cancer is often curable if it’s contained to your eye. It’s harder to treat if the cancer spreads to other tissues. People with ocular melanoma, or melanoma of the eye, live at least 5 years after ...

A compounded form of imiquimod, a topical immune response modifier, showed promise as a treatment for ocular surface ...

Ocular melanoma is the cancer of the eyes, which is extremely rare, and hence not a lot of people are aware about its existence. It is essentially a malignant tumor that occurs from melanocytes -- ...

AUBURN, Ala. (WSFA) - May is Ocular Melanoma Awareness Month to bring more attention to a rare type of cancer that develops in the eye. It’s so rare, it only occurs in about 6 of every 1 million ...

All types of eye cancer are rare. The most common types of eye cancer in adults are melanoma and lymphoma. The most common type in children is retinoblastoma. Share on Pinterest wilpunt/Getty Images ...

Most people are familiar with melanoma in the skin, which is a very dangerous cancer that can spread from the skin to different parts of the body and cause death. Melanoma can also occur inside the ...

KINGSTON, Tennessee — According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, ocular melanoma affects around five people out of 1 million. Debbie Hensley said her ocular melanoma was caused by a ...

CANAL WINCHESTER − While Melanoma Awareness Month is winding down, the fight against the disease continues for Tara Ruckman. She's been battling Stage 4 subcutaneous melanoma in her left groin for two ...

A history of childhood cancer more than doubled the risk of melanoma and premature death in adults, a large retrospective review showed. Although the absolute risk of melanoma at 40 years was small, ...

Like many people with a freckle in the back of their eye, Debbie Hensley never knew she had one — until it potentially threatened her life. The retired teacher went in for a routine eye exam in ...