India, Feb. 25 -- It is a very rare liver cancer that typically affects kids aged 1 to 3. Healthcare providers treat hepatoblastoma with chemotherapy and surgery, including liver transplantation. Approximately 75% to 80% of children with hepatoblastoma are alive five years after diagnosis. That survival rate increases to 90% for children whose tumors were diagnosed and treated early on, usually with a combination of surgery and other therapies. Healthcare providers are developing new surgical techniques to help children who have more advanced forms of hepatoblastoma.
How common is hepatoblastoma?
Hepatoblastoma affects about 1 in 1 million young children living in developed countries. The number of cases has increased over the past few ye...