Here are a number of links that you may find helpful:
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation® (CCCF) was founded in 1970 by concerned parents of children with cancer.
American Brain Tumor Association A non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of brain tumors through research and patient education services.
Kid's Home at NCI A parent / patient oriented site. This includes information for parents, links to child oriented pages, and art work by children with cancer.
Young People With Cancer - A Handbook for Parents (National Cancer Institute, USA) This online guide contains detailed chapters about disease types, treatments, tips for clinic visits and medical procedures, coping with cancer, and a glossary.
About Childhood Cancer (NCCF) This section contains information on how childhood cancer is different to adult cancers, cancer facts, clinical trials etc.
Blood Counts Information for Kids with Cancer (Mary Petersen and Jo Eland, University of Iowa) pages for kids (and anyone else who is interested) explaining blood cells, blood counts and chemotherapy - good graphics
Cancer and Kids - Meet the Characters (University of Iowa College of Nursing) meet Captain Chemo, Ben Blood, Zapman and others - great graphics. Pages by Mary Schlapkohl, Jim Schlapkohl and Jo Eland. Web and PDF formats.
Child Cancer Co Provide free home pages for children with cancer.
Children's Art Project - M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (Texas, USA) a project started in 1974, now with over 80 products (cards, books etc) using children's artwork to raise money for emotional, recreational and educational programs for children at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
N-BLASTOMA- The Neuroblastoma Online Support Group (ACOR) Email list, includes details of how to join etc.
Talking With Your Child About Cancer An online booklet produced by the National Cancer Institute. It contains advice to parents about how to talk to children about cancer.
Memories of Max - A Father's Story This website is a book about a father's account, of nursing his son through multiple cancer's and his attempt to come to terms with his eventual death.
CaringBridge A free online service to keep friends and family - your caring community - in touch and informed during important life events, including
medical treatment.
Songs of Love Foundation A nonprofit organization dedicated to creating personalized songs for chronically and terminally ill children and young adults.
St. Bladricks Event An organization dedicated to helping young children diagnosed with cancer. Because of the medical treatment typically given, these youngsters hair falls out, the group then recruits volunteers to have their heads shaven in public in return for pledges of financial support from friends and family to support their sacrifice. This event became the St. Baldrick's Celebration, which typically is held the Friday prior to St. Patrick's Day.
Granny Barbs and Art's Leukemia Links A very helpful resource to guide you on a variety of Leukemia topics. Covers topics from dealing with a diagnosis to everyday events of a Cancer patient. Numerous Links!
