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Childhood Cancer Resources

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From the National Cancer Institute webpage  http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/childhoodcancers


  • Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  • NCI Drug Dictionary
  • Search for Clinical Trials
  • NCI Publications
  • Español
  • NCI Highlights
  • Report to nation finds continued declines in many cancer rates
  • Education and Training for Health Professionals
  • NCI Issues Cancer Trends Progress Report: 2009/2010 Update
  • Treatment Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy
  • Childhood Brain Tumors
  • Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment
    [ patient ] [ health professional ]
  • Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment
    [ patient ] [ health professional ]
  • News Note: New chemotherapy scheduling improves survival for most common form of childhood leukemia

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Supportive Care Information related to the side effects of cancer treatment, management of cancer-related complications and pain, and psychosocial concerns.
  • Pediatric Supportive Care
    [ patient ] [ health professional ]

Prevention, Genetics, Causes Information related to genetics, risk factors, and prevention.
  • Genetics of Medullary Thyroid Cancer
    [ health professional ]
  • Understanding Gene Testing
  • Cancer Genetics Services Directory

More... Screening and Testing Information about methods of cancer detection including new imaging technologies, information about tumor markers, and biopsy procedures.
  • Neuroblastoma Screening
    [ patient ] [ health professional ]
  • Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
  • Tumor Markers

Clinical Trials Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related data
  • Childhood Cancer Trial Results
  • Clinical Trials for Cancers in Children and Young People
  • Children's Assent to Clinical Trial Participation
  • CureSearch - Children's Oncology Group
  • How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial

Cancer Literature Resources available from the PubMed database
  • Cancer Topic Searches: Neurologic Cancers
  • Cancer Topic Searches: Hematologic/Blood
  • Cancer Literature in PubMed

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Related Information Other information, including reports about NCI priorities for cancer research and initiatives.
  • NCI Cancer Bulletin Special Issue on Childhood Cancers
  • Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
  • Childhood Cancer Resources
  • Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer

Statistics Information related to cancer incidence, mortality and survival.
  • Snapshot of Pediatric Cancers
  • Cancer Incidence and Survival Among Children: U.S.
  • Finding Cancer Statistics
  • Understanding Cancer Statistics

All of our programs and services are offered free of charge to the hospitals, patients and their families. We rely completely on the generosity of individuals, corporations and foundations to fund our programs and allow us to reach more children.

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