children s health issues
Retinoblastoma
Prognosis for Retinoblastoma
With treatment, children with retinoblastoma that has not spread past the retina are cured more than 90% of the time. The prognosis is poor for children whose cancer has spread. Without treatment, most children with retinoblastoma die within 2 years. Children with the hereditary type of retinoblastoma have an increased risk of developing a second cancer, such as soft-tissue sarcomas, Melanoma , and 