Treatments for retinoblastoma
If your child has retinoblastoma, the healthcare team will create a treatment plan just for your child. It will be based on your child’s health and specific information about the cancer. The goals of treating retinoblastoma are to cure the cancer, preserve as much vision as possible and lower the risk of late side effects.
Your child’s treatment will be overseen by a pediatric oncologist. They will work with other specialists, such as a pediatric ophthalmologist, pediatric surgeon, radiation oncologist and genetic counsellor. Find out more about your child’s healthcare team.
When deciding which treatments to offer for retinoblastoma, the healthcare team will consider:
- if the cancer is in one eye (called unilateral retinoblastoma) or both eyes (called bilateral retinoblastoma)
- the stage of the retinoblastoma
- the location, size and number of tumours in the eye
- whether the cancer has spread outside the eye (called extraocular retinoblastoma)
- the child’s vision in each eye
Treatments for intraocular retinoblastoma
Treatments for extraocular retinoblastoma
Treatments for recurrent retinoblastoma
Chemotherapy for retinoblastoma
Surgery for retinoblastoma
Radiation therapy for retinoblastoma
Stem cell transplant for retinoblastoma
Follow-up after treatment for retinoblastoma
Late effects of treatments for retinoblastoma
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