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The purpose of this information guide is to help parents of newly diagnosed children with Osteosarcoma find sources of
information and support. This list is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to provide starting points for
information seeking. The materials can be found at the Patient Education Resource Center (PERC) of the University
of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in room B1-361.
Last update 11/07
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
"Learning and Living with Cancer" [
note: this opens as a .pdf document].
National Cancer Institute. "Young People With
Cancer: A Handbook for Parents".
Carroll, William L., and Jessica B. Reisman.
100 Questions & Answers about Your Child's Cancer.
Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2005.
Janes-Hodder, Honna & Keene, Nancy. Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers. 2nd.
Edition. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly, 2002.
Parker, Robert; Trezza Debra. Understanding childhood cancers. Jackson, Miss.: University Press of
Mississippi, 2007.
Woznick, Leigh A., and Carol D. Goodheart. Living with Childhood Cancer: A Practical Guide to Help Parents Cope.
1st ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2002.
American Cancer Society
All about Osteosarcoma:
- Go to the American Cancer Society site
(NOTE: this link will open in a second browser window for your convenience):
- Click on "Choose a cancer type"
- Select "Osteosarcoma" and click "Go"
- Click on: "All About Osteosarcoma"
Childhood Cancer: Osteosarcoma on The Nemours Foundation website
- Go to: www.kidshealth.org/parent/
(NOTE: this link will open in a second browser window for your convenience):
- Click on "Medical Problems"
- Scroll down and click on: "Childhood Cancer: Osteosarcoma"
CureSearch Osteosarcoma
- Go to the CureSearch site at www.curesearch.org
(NOTE: this link will open in a second browser window for your convenience):
- Click on "Newly Diagnosed"
- Select "Osteosarcoma" from list and click "Submit"
National Cancer Institute Bone Cancer
- Go to the National
Cancer Institute site
(NOTE: this link
will open in a second browser window for your convenience):
- Under "All Cancer Types" click on "A to Z list of Cancers"
- Select "Osteosarcoma/Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone"
Osteosarcoma Online
This site offers specific information for teens and young adults, parents, and friends of young people affected by
Osteosarcoma.
People Living With Cancer. Osteosarcoma, Childhood
- Go to the People Living With Cancer site at: www.plwc.org
(NOTE: this link
will open in a second browser window for your convenience):
- Under "PLWC Guides to Cancer" Select: "Osteosarcoma, Childhood"
Sarcoma Foundation of America
New and Information about different types of sarcoma and links to other relevant sites.
OSTERO-SARCOMA is an email discussion group for
parents of children with Osteosarcoma.
Candlelighters
The National Children's Cancer Society
Sarcoma Alliance
This list does not constitute an endorsement of the information
contained in the resources. It is provided for educational
purposes only and are not intended for nor engaged in rendering
medical advice or professional services. The information provided
through this list and its links should not be used for diagnosing
or treating a health problem or a disease. It is not a substitute
for professional care.
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