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Parents are being advised to look out for a rare cancer in their children as September is observed as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.<\/p>

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\u201cFor this month we are focusing on retinoblastoma, which is basically a rare type of cancer but it\u2019s very unique in that even in children although it\u2019s rare, it\u2019s the most common type of eye cancer in children\u201d, said Shivon Belle-Jarvis the head of the Paediatric Department at Mount St. John\u2019s Medical Centre.<\/p>\n

Successful cancer treatment depends on how early the disease is detected.<\/p>

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Belle Jarvis said parents should have their children assessed \u201cif on taking a photograph, you notice that you are seeing white in the child\u2019s eye or looking directly at the child, you notice that you are seeing white looking back at you or you recognize that the child may have a lazy eye or both eyes are looking in different directions.\u201d<\/p>

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Lorenzia Roberts\u2019 told state media her son Karique John was diagnosed with retinoblastoma at 11 months old.<\/p>\n

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Roberts said \u201cevery day I took a picture of my son. I missed something wrong in his eyes and it was there.\u201d<\/p>

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The mother, who took her child to Optometrist Dr. Jillia Bird for an assessment, said \u201cDr. Bird went back, and she was flipping through my pictures and she said it\u2019s there and she\u2019s flipping and she\u2019s saying it\u2019s there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The child was referred to the US-based St. Jude\u2019s Children\u2019s hospital where the tumor was successful removed.<\/p>

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\u201cHe did chemotherapy, he had chemo shots to the eyes, which is just basically getting the chemo injection to the sockets of the eyes. He did laser treatment also\u201d, Roberts reported.<\/p>

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The mother said about halfway through the 9-month treatment a doctor reported \u201cthe tumour is gone and your son is fine. I was in shock and surprised\u201d.<\/p>\n

She advised other parents to be \u201cmore mindful, we need to watch more and take notice of the small stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

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