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Pediatric Cancer
General information
- American Cancer Society
- Contains information on a variety of childhood cancers and provides resources for families.
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- Childhood Brain Tumors
- American Brain Tumor Association contains a section with links to information on various childhood brain tumors.
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- Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
- Contains links to resources for families including support, services, and information.
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- CureSearch
- Provides information on a variety of childhood cancer topics.
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- Cancerbackup
- Use this site to find information on particular cancers, diagnosis, treatment, and general information.
- Cancer Care Homepage
- A national non-profit organization whose mission is
to provide free professional help to people with all cancers
through counseling, education, information and referral
and direct financial assistance.
- Free telephone counseling, fact sheets, e.g. "How
to talk with your child about cancer." Video and
teleconferences may be accessed free.
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- Cancer.gov:
a Service of the National Cancer Institute
- Includes information on types of childhood cancer, treatment options,
screening, prevention and supportive care.
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- Cancer.Net
- Use this site to learn more about cancer and about specific types of cancer, diagnosis, treatment, and coping. Also contains a medical illustrations gallery, medical dictionary resources, and links to financial resources.
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- Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation
- Use this site to find a variety of information about brain tumor types, diagnosis, and treatment.
Local Resources
- American Cancer Society - Region VIII - Glen Allen Office
- http://www.cancer.org/asp/search/mla/mla_global.asp?sort=name
- Type in your zip code for the location of the nearest
office.
- ACS provides cancer education and services.
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Can't find what you need? Try this site:
- MedlinePlus
Health Topic: Cancer - English or Espanol
- An expansive list of reviewed topical Web sites
from the National Library of Medicine that include
interactive health tutorials, medical dictionaries,
low-literacy resources, news and directories.
Last updated 3/26/09
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