Young
People With Cancer: A Handbook for Parents
This is a guide on the Internet which
contains detailed chapters about
disease types, treatments, tips for clinic
visists and medical procedures, coping with cancer, and a glossary.
National
Cancer Institute Research on Causes of Cancers in Children
This factsheet gives an overview of NCI
research findings and ongoing studies investigating the causes of childhood
cancer.
CancerNet
This page is provided by the U.S. National
Cancer Institute (NCI). This is one of the best places on the Internet
to start your research. A range of services are available including detailed
PDQ statements for each specific disease, these are organised into those
for physicians and those for patients. This guide provides links to those
CancerNet statements for childhood cancers. There are additional statements
on supportive care, screening/prevention, drug information and other issues.
CancerNet statements are also available via Email.
CANCERLIT also provides access to citations
and abstracts. There is a useful facility for searching CancerNet using
keyword. CancerNet is updated each month, and is available in English or
Spanish, it is also available via a number of other sites around the world
including Japan, Germany,Singapore, and Canada. The links to CancerNet
in this guide are to the copy held in Germany.
The
Child with Cancer in School
An information sheet oriented towards
teachers.
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