About Children with Cancer
Information for parents about children with cancer, as well as well as guides to help children and teens cope when a family member has cancer.
On this page:
Guide for Parents Who Have a Child with Cancer
Treatment and Care for Children with Cancer
Research and Statistics about Childhood Cancer
Guides for Teens Who Have a Sibling or Parent with Cancer
Guide for Parents Who Have a Child with Cancer
- Young People with Cancer: A Handbook for Parents 1
Overview on the diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancers, including common medical procedures and side effects. Suggests ways to talk with children about cancer, support family life, and manage practical issues.
Treatment and Care for Children with Cancer
- Care for Children and Adolescents with Cancer 2
A fact sheet about children's cancer centers and health care approaches, including clinical trials for children with cancer. - Pediatric Supportive Care (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the unique issues that arise for children during their treatment for cancer, after the completion of treatment, and as adult survivors of cancer. - Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the health problems that continue or appear after cancer treatment has ended.
Research and Statistics about Childhood Cancer
- Less-Intense Chemotherapy Benefits Some Children With B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 7
Children and adolescents with less advanced B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma did just as well, and suffered fewer side effects, when treated with lower doses of multi-drug chemotherapy than is called for by the current standard of care, according to the April 1, 2007, issue of the journal Blood. - Less-Intense Chemo Effective in Children with Intermediate-Risk Neuroblastoma 8
Infants and children with intermediate-risk neuroblastoma who received a less-intensive chemotherapy regimen had three-year overall survival rates as good as those patients in an earlier trial who received treatment that was more intensive and more toxic, according to findings presented at the 2007 ASCO meeting in Chicago. - Young Children with Medulloblastoma May Be Able to Avoid Post-Surgery Radiotherapy 9
Children younger than three with a kind of brain cancer called medulloblastoma may be effectively treated with chemotherapy alone after surgery, according to a report released by the New England Journal of Medicine on March 10, 2005.
Guides for Teens Who Have a Sibling or Parent with Cancer
- When your parent has cancer: A guide for teens 10
Help for teens who are living with a parent or relative who has cancer. Learn what has helped other teens get through this tough time. Also learn about cancer and how it's treated. - When Your Brother or Sister Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens 11
Help for teens who have a brother or sister with cancer. Learn what has helped other teens get through this tough time. Also learn about cancer and how it's treated.