To get insight on understanding retinoblastoma in children, an example can be found watching one of the longest running soap opera series Days of Our Lives just a few months ago.  A recent storyline on the show brought to the attention a form of eye cancer that effects small children called Retinoblastoma.  The child character of EJ Dimera and Sammy Brady was the victim of the condition in which one of the eyes needed to be replaced with a glass eye.  More children are being diagnosed with the condition every year. Retinoblastoma affects one or both eyes of young children and doesn't prefer one nationality or gender over another.

Retinoblastoma is actually a most common eye cancer in toddlers being mostly detected around two and 1/2 years old.   Currently statistics show around 350 cases in the United States every year or about one in 15,000 new live births. There is an awareness week and month about Retinoblastoma every year.  Documentation on inocular tumors can be found at CHOP, aka, The Children's Hospital of Philidelphia in America.

Ninety percent of young children diagnosed with one of two types of Retinoblastoma come from families with no history to the disease. The two types of are unilateral and bilateral with 75% having it in one eye and another 25% having it in both eyes, respectively. It is the third most common cancer in young children. Early detection and treatment is essential for helping to save sight and from it leading to other conditions that can be fatal.

A primary doctor will need to look into a child’s eye in a darkened room with lights off and blinds closed. The reason for this is to detect abnormalities that can only be detected while the child’s eye is dilated. Symptoms include the most popular, the pupil looking white in a photo, aka, white-eye.

If you have concerned about a child you may know who could have this condition:

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