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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 cancers tend to be more aggressive than adult cancers. Children are often treated at specialized Centers by team specialists ... [MORE]
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British Medical Journal: Second Primary Cancers after Childhood Cancer
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Article discussing risk of secondary Cancer in individuals that had the disease in childhood.
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CancerBACUP: Children's Cancers
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Provides general information, diagnosis, causes, treatment, clinical trials, resources, and types of childhood cancer.
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Catch the Butterfly Game
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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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Children's Cancer Web
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A non-profit site with comprehensive information on specific childhood cancers including an annotated directory of related links.
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CureSearch
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Provides information on childhood cancer for patients, their families, physicians, and health care advisors.
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NCI: Childhood Cancers
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Information provided about pediatric cancers, treatments, prevention, resources, clinical trials, statistics, testing, and screening.
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NCI: Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer
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Information about how childhood cancer survivors have an increased risk of developing a second cancer later in life.
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Pediatric Oncology Resource Center
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Resources, web links, and references related for parents, friends, and families of children who have or had childhood cancer.
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Teenage Cancer Trust
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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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