Child eye

Retinoblastoma

Oncology

Introduction

Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common eye cancer in paediatrics, affecting mainly young children. However, with early detection and current treatments, RB is now a highly curable cancer. In developed countries such as Western Europe, the US and Canada, the disease-free survival (DFS) at 5 years of diagnosis is higher than 90%. That means that more than 90% of children diagnosed and treated in these countries will survive and be disease-free at 5 years after their diagnosis, and likely disease-free for life. However, children with RB in other areas of the world, where the diagnosis is delayed and the resources for treatment are limited, the DFS at 5 years after diagnosis ranges from 70% to less than 30%.

Summary

This material of retinoblastoma covers the basics about what happens in children and what it is known until now. This material is in constant evolution and further revisions will be done twice per year. If you have information to add to the content, please, send us an email to info@share4rare.org.