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- Family Support
- Info on Childhood Cancers
- Treatment Issues
- Survivorship Issues
- Grief ("Time To Go")
- Get Involved
- Links to Helpful Sites
- Journal Searches
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- Lists of Resources
- Childhood Cancer Stats
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Special Sections
- Grand listing of cancer kid web pages - "Stories and Faces"
- ALL (leukemia) expanded information
- Sea to AraC essay
- Do's and Don't's for friends and family
Special Notices
- Alex's Lemonade Stand - Childhood Cancer Database Project - Take the survey
- This Week in Pediatric Oncology podcast on the Solving Kids Cancer web site
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Welcome to the Ped-Onc Resource Center, a web site for parents, friends, and families of children who have or had childhood cancer. This resource center was created by and for people who know young people who are recovering from cancer. Most of the contributors to this site are members of the ACOR pediatric cancer mailing lists, especially ped-onc, ped-onc-survivors, and ALL-kids.
April 2012: Web conferences from Beyond the Cure:
"Help Your Child Adapt and Grow Participants will: learn about interventions that may reduce or eliminate the social and emotional impact from the treatment of childhood cancer."
- Date: Tuesday April 17, 2012, 2-3 PM CT
- link to registration and more information
Family Support
- emotional & psychological support, e-mail list information
- financial helps, kids and teens, summer camps, wish organizations
- on- and off-treatment education issues, more
Information on Cancers
- leukemia, neuroblastoma, brain cancers, lymphomas, Wilms', bone cancers, germ cell tumors, rhabdomyosarcoma, retinoblastoma, other types
- signs of childhood cancers
- causes of childhood cancers
- more
Treatment Issues
- procedures and tests, controlling pain, mediports, diagnostic scans
- clinical trial information
- blood counts, mouth care, sore bottoms
- chemotherapy and radiation
- bone marrow/stem cell transplants
- complementary and alternative medicine
- more
Survivorship Issues
- late effects of treatment for childhood cancer, cognitive late effects, survivors clinics
Grief
- preparing for the death of a child, planning funerals & memorials, grief links
Get Involved
- ways to get involved in childhood cancer advocacy, how to help
- list of childhood cancer interest groups
- stats on childhood cancers
Links to Helpful Sites and Journal Searches
- annotated links to comprehensive web sites on childhood cancer, links to journal searches
Resources (Lists)
- books, support organizations, videos and computer games, hats and wigs, scholarships, more
About This Site
- about this site, privacy policy, terms of service, contact information, site index
General Disclaimer
These pages are intended for informational purposes only and are not intended to render medical advice. The information provided on Ped Onc Resource Center should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or a disease. It is not a substitute for professional care. If you suspect your child has a health problem, you should consult your health care provider.
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