A Parent's Guide to Children's Cancers

An essential introductory guide to childhood cancer including information on incidence, diagnosis and tests, staff involved in the care of the child, treatment, side effects and a Q&A section. Factsheets on individual tumour types accompany the guide. 

Fifth edition published 2008. Updated version due late 2011.
Joint publication with Macmillan Cancer Support.

2006 Winner of BMA Patient Information Award - First Prize

Hard copies are FREE and available direct from Macmillan Cancer Support: 0808 808 0000 or order online. 

Childhood Cancer Factsheets: Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), Brain tumours, Ewing's sarcoma, Germ cell tumours, Hodgkin lymphoma, Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (LCH), Liver tumours, Neuroblastoma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), Osteosarcoma, Rare tumours, Retinoblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Wilms tumour

Radiotherapy factsheets: Radiotherapy for cancer in the abdomen(tummy) and pelvis, Radiotherapy for cancer in the chest area, Radiotherapy with head and neck cancers

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