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Resources: Childhood Cancer - Lympohoma
Information Guide

Doctor Approved! icon The purpose of this information guide is to direct patients and health care professionals to sources of information on cancer and related topics, it does not constitute an endorsement of the information contained in the resources. This list is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to provide starting points for Information seeking. All listed materials can be found at the Patient Education Resource Center of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in room B1-361.

updated 07/09

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Brochures

Cure for Lymphoma Foundation

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

"The Lymphomas" note: this link will open a .pdf document.

" Coping with Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma" note: this link will open a .pdf document.

" "Learning and Living with Cancer" - note: opens as a .pdf document.

National Cancer Institute.

Books

Adler, Elizabeth M. Living with Lymphoma: A Patient's Guide. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.

Holman, Peter. 100 Questions and Answers about Lymphoma. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2004.

Howell, Della L. My child Has Cancer: a Parent's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival. Westport, CT,: Praeger, 2008

Parker, Robert.; Trezza, Debra. Understanding Childhood Cancers. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2007.

Web Resources

All about Childhood Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma on the American Cancer Society site
  • Go to the American Cancer Society
  • Click on: "Choose a cancer topic"
  • Select appropriate topic from list and click "Go"
  • Click on: "All About Childhood Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma " OR
    "All about Hodgkin's Disease"

Childhood Cancer: Lymphoma on the Nemours Foundation website

  • Go to: http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/ [this link will open in a second browser window]
  • Click on "Medical Problems"
  • Scroll down and click on: " Childhood Cancer: Lymphoma"

CureSearch

Information on childhood lymphomas for children and parents is available on this site.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

News and information on blood related cancers and patient support services offered by this organization.

Lymphoma Research Foundation

Access to a printable version of publications and educational materials on lymphoma.

Email Groups (Listservs)

PED-LYMPHOMA is an email discussion group for parents of children with lymphoma hosted by ACOR - the Association of Cancer Online Resources.

Ped-Onc is an email discussion group for all types of pediatric cancers hosted by ACOR - the Association of Cancer Online Resources.

Organizations

Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan
Website: www.leukemiamichigan.org
Phone: 248-353-8222 OR 800-825-2536

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Michigan Chapter

Website: www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
Phone: 914-949-5213

Leukemia Research Foundation

Website: www.leukemia-research.org
Phone: 847-424-0600

The National Children's Cancer Society

Website: http://nationalchildrenscancersociety.com
Phone: 800-5-FAMILY

National Children’s Leukemia Foundation

Website: www.leukemiafoundation.org
Phone: 800-448-3467

This document is not intended to take the place of the care and attention of your personal physician or other professional medical services. Our aim is to promote active participation in your care and treatment by providing information and education. Questions about individual health concerns or specific treatment options should be discussed with your physician.

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