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Rhabdomyosarcoma Information Guide

Doctor Approved! icon The purpose of this information guide is to help parents of newly diagnosed children with Rhabdomyosarcoma 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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Brochures

National Cancer Institute. "Young People With Cancer: A Handbook for Parents".

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. "Learning and Living with Cancer" [note: this opens as a .pdf document].

Books

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.

Web Resources

American Cancer Society All about Rhabdomyosarcoma Cancer:
  • Go to the American Cancer Society site
    (NOTE: this link will open in a second browser window for your convenience):
  • Under "Choose a cancer type"
  • Select "Rhabdomyosarcoma" from the list and click "Go"
  • Click on: "All About Retinoblastoma" (an eye cancer)

CureSearch

Information on rhabdomyosarcoma for children and parents is available on this site.

National Cancer Institute Rhabdomyosarcoma, childhood

  • 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 "Rhabdomyosarcoma, childhood" from the list

People Living With Cancer. Rhabdomyosarcoma, 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: "Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood"

Email Lists (Listserves)

RHABDO-KIDS is an email discussion group for parents of children with Rhabdomyosarcoma.

Ped-Onc is an email discussion group for all types of pediatric cancers.

Organizations

Candlelighters
Phone: 800-366-2223

The National Children's Cancer Society
Phone: 800-5-FAMILY (800-532-6459)

Sarcoma Alliance
Phone: 415-381-7236

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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