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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rachael Davis

Toddler diagnosed with rare cancer after common viral illness has eye removed

The parents of a toddler who was diagnosed with a rare eye cancer at the age of one have said they hope she will have “as close to a normal life as she can when she’s older”.

Ava Grace, now three years old, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma – cancer of the retina – shortly after her first birthday in 2023.

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