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Pediatric / Childhood Cancers Resources
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 11/2010
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Kidney Cancer Association.
"
Wilms' Tumor: What Now?"
A practical guide for parents of children with Wilm's tumor, it covers medical and psycho-social issues.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
National Cancer Institute.
Brackman, Jeanne Munn.
Children with Cancer: A Reference Guide for Parents. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Carroll, William L., and Jessica B. Reisman. 100 Questions & Answers about Your Child's Cancer.
Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2005.
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.
American Cancer Society -
Section on Wilms Tumor
- Access the American Cancer Society website at: cancer.org
- Click on "Learn about Cancer"
- Select "Wilms' Tumor" and click "Go"
This section contains detailed and overview guides about Wilms Tumor.
American Society of Clinical Oncology - Cancer.Net Guide to Wilms Tumor, Childhood
- Access the American Society of Clinical Oncology website at: cancer.net
- Click on "Cancer Types"
- Click on "R-Z" and select "Wilms Tumor - Childhood"
CureSearch. Kidney and Wilms' Tumor
- Access the CureSearch site at: www.curesearch.org
- Click on "For Parents/Families" or "For Patients"
- Select a stage from "Newly Diagnosed" to "After Treatment"
- Select "Kidney and Wilms' Tumor" from the list
Kidney Cancer Association
The Kidney Cancer Association addresses the needs of children and adults with kidney cancer.
National Cancer Institute. Wilms Tumor
- Access the National Cancer Institute site at: www.cancer.gov
- Click on "Types of Cancer"
- Click on "S-Z" and select "Wilms Tumor"
The Nemours Foundation - Wilms Tumor
- Access The Nemours Foundation website at: http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/
- Click on "Medical Problems"
- Scroll down and click on "Kidney & Urinary System"
- Click on "Wilms Tumor"
Candlelighters
Web site:
www.candlelighters.org
Phone: 800-366-2223
The National Children's Cancer Society
Web site: http://nationalchildrenscancersociety.com
Phone: 800-5-FAMILY (800-532-6459)
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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