Jasmeen Randhawa

Ms. Jasmeen Randhawa

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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9 February 2021 in American Journal of Ophthalmology
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MCMichael Chiang
Michael Chiang
DGDaniel Guth
Daniel Guth
APAnmol A. Pardeshi
Anmol A. Pardeshi
JRJasmeen Randhawa
Jasmeen Randhawa
ASAlice Shen
Alice Shen
BXBenjamin Xu
Benjamin Xu

24 September 2021 in Cancers
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JRJasmeen Randhawa
Jasmeen Randhawa
Mary KimMary Kim
Mary Kim
APAshley Polski
Ashley Polski
MRMark William Reid
Mark William Reid
KMKristen Mascarenhas
Kristen Mascarenhas
Jesse BerryJesse Berry
Jesse Berry
The protective effects of breastfeeding on various childhood malignancies have been established but an association has not yet been determined for retinoblastoma (RB). We aimed to further investigate the role of breastfeeding in the severity of nonhereditary RB development, assessing relationship to (1) age at diagnosis, (2) ocular prognosis, measured by International Intraocular RB Classification (IIRC) or Intraocular Classification of RB (ICRB) group and success of eye salvage, and (3) extraocular involvement. Analyses were performed on a global dataset subgroup of 344 RB patients whose legal guardian(s) consented to answer a neonatal questionnaire. Patients with undetermined or mixed feeding history, family history of RB, or sporadic bilateral RB were excluded. There was no statistically significant difference between breastfed and formula-fed groups in (1) age at diagnosis (p = 0.20), (2) ocular prognosis measures of IIRC/ICRB group (p = 0.62) and success of eye salvage (p = 0.16), or (3) extraocular involvement shown by International Retinoblastoma Staging System (IRSS) at presentation (p = 0.74), lymph node involvement (p = 0.20), and distant metastases (p = 0.37). This study suggests that breastfeeding neither impacts the sporadic development nor is associated with a decrease in the severity of nonhereditary RB as measured by age at diagnosis, stage of disease, ocular prognosis, and extraocular spread. A further exploration into the impact of diet on children who develop RB is warranted.