Retinoblastoma is a cancer of the eye. The cancer starts in the retina — the light sensing part of the eyeball on the inside of your eye. Retinoblastoma is usually a cancer of young children, but in rare cases even adults can suffer from this cancer. It is the most common eye cancer of childhood. Incidence may vary from 1/18,000 births in developed nations to 1/12,000 births in developing nations.
It can be heritable as well as non-heritable. The non-heritable type is the most common type accounting to about 90-93% of all retinoblastomas. What makes treatment of Retinoblastoma so successful than other cancers? Reasons for high success rate are many Genetic basis of the tumour being identified Early diagnosis of the tumour Multiple treatment options Cutting edge basic and clinical research Genetic basis At the beginning of the 20th century the survival rate of children with…
