Survivors of childhood eye cancer experience normal cognitive functioning as adults

Most long-term survivors of retinoblastoma, particularly those who had been diagnosed with tumors by their first birthdays, have normal cognitive function as adults, according to a St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital study. The research found that the vast majority of survivors work full time, live independently and fulfill other milestones of adult life. The study is the first to examine how adult survivors of retinoblastoma fare cognitively and socially decades after their diagnosis. Read more here.