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Common Childhood Cancers
The "NCI site" referred to below is the National Cancer Institute website, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In my opinion, this is the best resource for information on childhood cancers and their treatments.
links updated Jan 2018
Bone Cancers
Book: Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers, 3rd ed., Anne Spurgeon and Nancy keene, 2016. (Childhood Cancer Guides)
On this ped-onc site: Warning Signs of Childhood Cancer: Bone Cancers
Osteosarcoma
Ewing's Sarcoma
More bone cancer links
Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
Book: Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors: A Guide for Families, Friends and Caregivers, Tania Shiminski-Maher, Catherine Woodman, Nancy Keene, 2014, 2nd edition. (Childhood Cancer Guides)
On the NCI site: Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
Classification of Central Nervous System Tumors
On this ped-onc site: Warning Signs of Childhood Cancer: Leukemia
Germ Cell Tumors
Book: Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers), 3rd ed., Anne Spurgeon and Nancy keene, 2016. (Childhood Cancer Guides
On the NCI site: Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors
Leukemias
Book: Childhood Leukemia: A Guide for Families, Friends, and Caregivers, 4th ed., by Nancy Keene, 2010. (Childhood Cancer Guides)
On this site: Warning Signs of Childhood Cancer: Leukemia
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, ALL
Original section on this ped-onc site.The ACOR childhood ALL email list (ALL-kids)
The ACOR relapsed childhood ALL email list (ALL-kids-relapsed)
Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, CML
Lymphomas
Book: Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers, 3rd ed., Anne Spurgeon and Nancy keene, 2016. (Childhood Cancer Guides
Childhood Hodgkin lymphoma on the NCI site
Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma on the NCI site
On this ped-onc site: Warning Signs of Childhood Cancer: Lymphomas
More lymphoma links
Neuroblastoma
Book: Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers, 3rd ed., Anne Spurgeon and Nancy keene, 2016. (Childhood Cancer Guides
On this ped-onc site: Warning Signs of Childhood Cancer: Neuroblastoma
The ACOR neuroblastoma list (N-blastoma).
Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation (CNCF )
The Neuroblastoma Children's Society
Soupy for Loopy Foundation. A nonprofit organization that is committed to raising awareness and funds to find a cure for neuroblastoma. Links to information on neuroblastoma.
Retinoblastoma
Retinoblastoma on the NCI site.
Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers , 3rd ed., Anne Spurgeon and Nancy keene, 2016. (Childhood Cancer Guides)
On this ped-onc site: Warning Signs of Childhood Cancer: Retinoblastoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Book: Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers, 3rd ed., Anne Spurgeon and Nancy keene, 2016. (Childhood Cancer Guides)
Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma on the NCI site
On this ped-onc site: Warning Signs of Childhood Cancer: Rhabdomyosarcoma
The ACOR rhabdomyosarcoma email list (Rhabdo-kids)
The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative.
The Sarcoma Alliance Information on treatment options; a great resource founded by patients and parents.
Wilms Tumor and other childhood kidney tumors.
Book: Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers, 3rd ed., Anne Spurgeon and Nancy keene, 2016. (Childhood Cancer Guides)
Cancerous tumors on the kidney on the NCI site
On this ped-onc site: Warning Signs of Childhood Cancer: Wilms' Tumor
The ACOR Wilms email list (Wilms-kids).
Another Wilms Tumor link
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