Cancer Conditions and Diseases Child Health
Cancer Conditions and Diseases Child Health
Childhood cancer is rare. Childhood cancer arises from the primitive cells, thus the types of cancer found in children is significantly different than cancer in adults. And, because children are still growing they often have special physical and emotional needs. Childhood cancer typically refers to the type of cancer that affects the age groups from infancy to twenty one years old. However, it is possible for young adults to also develop a 'childhood cancer'.
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CureSearch - Provides information on childhood cancer for patients, their families, physicians, and health care advisors.
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Young People with Cancer: A Handbook for Parents - This guide addresses some of the most common questions about cancer in the young, combining medical information with practical suggestions.
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NCI: Childhood Cancers - Information provided about pediatric cancers, treatments, prevention, resources, clinical trials, statistics, testing, and screening.
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British Medical Journal: Second Primary Cancers after Childhood Cancer - Article discussing risk of secondary Cancer in individuals that had the disease in childhood.
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Pediatric Oncology Resource Center - Resources, web links, and references related for parents, friends, and families of children who have or had childhood cancer.
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Children's Cancer Web - A non-profit site with information on specific childhood cancers including an annotated directory of related links.
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Teenage Cancer Trust - Mission is to raise funds, educate, and support teenagers fighting cancer. Provides information about health facts, challenges, conferences, events, news, shop, links, donations, and a forum. [UK]
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Doctor David's Blog - This is a Pediatric Oncologist's weblog. Topics covered include the biology of cancer, clinical observations, and patient histories.
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Cancerbackup: Children's Cancers - Provides general information, diagnosis, causes, treatment, clinical trials, resources, and types of childhood cancer.
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Catch the Butterfly Game - Children's Cancer Research Fund illustrates how frustrating it can be to cure only eight out of ten children with cancer. Donations accepted.
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NCI: Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer - Information about how childhood cancer survivors have an increased risk of developing a second cancer later in life.
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