What type of cancer is retinoblastoma? | Childhood Cancer | Childhood Cancer UK

Retinoblastoma is an embryonal tumour and, as such, most cases occur in very young children and babies.
Retinoblastoma is one of only a very small number of childhood cancers that is caused by a genetic defect inherited from parents. Retinoblastoma can be either in one eye which is called unilateral, this makes up around two thirds of cases, or in both eyes, which is called bilateral.
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