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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 07/09
Kidney Cancer Association.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
National Cancer Institute.
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.
All About Wilms' Tumor
- Go to the American Cancer Society
(NOTE: this link will open in a second browser window for your convenience)
- Click on "Choose a Cancer Type or Topic"
- Select "Wilms' Tumor" from list and click "Go"
- Click on "All About Wilms' Tumor"
CureSearch. Kidney and Wilms' Tumor
- 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 " Kidney and Wilms' Tumor" from list and click "Submit"
Kidney Cancer Association
The Kidney Cancer Association addresses the needs of children and adults with kidney cancer.
National Cancer Institute. Wilms' Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors.
- Go to the National Cancer Institute site at: www.cancer.gov
(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 "Wilms' Tumor" from list
The National Wilms Tumor Study
The National Wilms' Tumor Study Group is a multi-institutional study of the treatment of patients with Wilms
tumor. The site offers information for parents of children who are undergoing treatment for Wilms' tumor and
for adult survivors of the disease.
Cancer.Net Wilms' Tumor, Childhood Cancer.
- 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 "Cancer.Net Guides to Cancer" Select: "Wilms' Tumor - Childhood"
WILMS-KIDS is an email discussion group for families
affected by 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
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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