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Childhood Cancers: Treatment

Childhood Brain Tumors

Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Treatment Overview (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ¹ [ health professional ] ²
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of various childhood brain tumors.
Childhood Astrocytomas Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ³ [ health professional ] ⁴
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood astrocytomas.
Childhood Brain Stem Glioma Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ⁵ [ health professional ] ⁶
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood brain stem glioma.
Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ⁷ [ health professional ] ⁸
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors
Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ⁹ [ health professional ] ¹⁰
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood medulloblastoma and childhood supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal and pineal tumors.
Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ¹¹ [ health professional ] ¹²
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood central nervous system germ cell tumors.
Childhood Craniopharyngioma Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ¹³ [ health professional ] ¹⁴
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood craniopharyngioma
Childhood Ependymoma Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ¹⁵ [ health professional ] ¹⁶
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood ependymoma.

Childhood Cancers of the Kidney

Wilms Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ¹⁷ [ health professional ] ¹⁸
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of Wilms tumor.

Childhood Leukemias

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ¹⁹ [ health professional ] ²⁰
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia/Other Myeloid Malignancies Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ²¹ [ health professional ] ²²
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, and other myeloproliferative disorders.

Childhood Lymphomas

Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ²³ [ health professional ] ²⁴
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma.
Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ²⁵ [ health professional ] ²⁶
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Childhood Sarcomas

Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ²⁷ [ health professional ] ²⁸
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of Ewing sarcoma family of tumors.
Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ²⁹ [ health professional ] ³⁰
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of osteosarcoma/malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone.
Bone Cancer ³¹
A fact sheet about the diagnosis and treatment of cancers that develop in the bones.
Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ³² [ health professional ] ³³
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma.
Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ³⁴ [ health professional ] ³⁵
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood soft tissue sarcomas.

Unusual Childhood Cancers

Unusual Cancers of Childhood (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ³⁶ [ health professional ] ³⁷
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of unusual cancers of childhood such as cancers of the head and neck, chest, abdomen, reproductive system, skin, and others.

Other Childhood Tumors and Disorders

Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ³⁸ [ health professional ] ³⁹
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood extracranial germ cell tumors.
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ⁴⁰ [ health professional ] ⁴¹
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis.
Childhood Liver Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ⁴² [ health professional ] ⁴³
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood liver cancer.
Neuroblastoma Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ⁴⁴ [ health professional ] ⁴⁵
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood neuroblastoma.
Retinoblastoma Treatment (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ⁴⁶ [ health professional ] ⁴⁷
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of retinoblastoma in children.

Types of Treatment

Childhood Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (PDQ®)
[ health professional ] ⁴⁸
Expert-reviewed information summary about the use of hematopoietic cell transplantation in treating childhood cancer.

Treatment Effects

Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ⁴⁹ [ health professional ] ⁵⁰
Expert-reviewed information summary about the health problems that continue or appear after cancer treatment has ended.
Pediatric Supportive Care (PDQ®)
[ patient ] ⁵¹ [ health professional ] ⁵²
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.
The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: An Overview ⁵³
Health problems that develop years later as a result of a survivor's original cancer treatment are known as late effects. The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) was started in 1993 to better understand these late effects.

Childhood Cancers Home Page ⁵⁴
NCI's gateway for information about pediatric cancers.
Childhood Cancer Trial Results ⁵⁵
Provides links to clinical trial results about childhood cancer.

Table of Links
¹	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childbrain/Patient
²	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childbrain/healthprofessional
³	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/child-astrocytomas/patient
⁴	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/child-astrocytomas/HealthProfe ssional
⁵	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/child-brain-stem-glioma/Patient
⁶	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/child-brain-stem-glioma/Health Professional
⁷	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/child-CNS-ATRT/patient
⁸	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/child-CNS-ATRT/healthprofessio nal
⁹	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childCNSembryonal/patient
¹⁰	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childCNSembryonal/healthprofes sional
¹¹	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childCNS-germ-cell/patient
¹²	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childCNS-germ-cell/healthprofe ssional
¹³	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/child-cranio/patient
¹⁴	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/child-cranio/healthprofessional
¹⁵	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childependymoma/Patient
¹⁶	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childependymoma/HealthProfessi onal
¹⁷	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/wilms/Patient
¹⁸	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/wilms/HealthProfessional
¹⁹	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childALL/Patient
²⁰	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childALL/HealthProfessional
²¹	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childAML/Patient
²²	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childAML/HealthProfessional
²³	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childhodgkins/Patient
²⁴	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childhodgkins/HealthProfession al
²⁵	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/child-non-hodgkins/Patient
²⁶	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/child-non-hodgkins/HealthProfe ssional
²⁷	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/ewings/Patient
²⁸	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/ewings/HealthProfessional
²⁹	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/osteosarcoma/Patient
³⁰	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/osteosarcoma/HealthProfessional
³¹	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/bone
³²	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childrhabdomyosarcoma/Patient
³³	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childrhabdomyosarcoma/HealthPr ofessional
³⁴	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/child-soft-tissue-sarcoma/Pati ent
³⁵	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/child-soft-tissue-sarcoma/Heal thProfessional
³⁶	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/unusual-cancers-childhood/Pati ent
³⁷	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/unusual-cancers-childhood/Heal thProfessional
³⁸	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/extracranial-germ-cell/Patient
³⁹	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/extracranial-germ-cell/HealthP rofessional
⁴⁰	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/lchistio/Patient
⁴¹	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/lchistio/HealthProfessional
⁴²	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childliver/Patient
⁴³	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childliver/HealthProfessional
⁴⁴	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/neuroblastoma/Patient
⁴⁵	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/neuroblastoma/HealthProfession al
⁴⁶	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/retinoblastoma/patient
⁴⁷	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/retinoblastoma/HealthProfessio nal
⁴⁸	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childHCT/HealthProfessional
⁴⁹	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/lateeffects/Patient
⁵⁰	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/lateeffects/HealthProfessional
⁵¹	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/pediatric/Patient
⁵²	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/pediatric/healthprofessio nal
⁵³	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/ccss
⁵⁴	http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/childhoodcancers
⁵⁵	http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/type/childhood

National Cancer Institute

at the National Institutes of Health

Childhood Cancers: Treatment

Childhood Brain Tumors

Childhood Cancers of the Kidney

Childhood Leukemias

Childhood Lymphomas

Childhood Sarcomas

Unusual Childhood Cancers

Other Childhood Tumors and Disorders

Types of Treatment

Treatment Effects

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