Resources

Website links are provided for information only. BC Children's Hospital is not responsible for the content on these sites.

General:

Childhood Cancer Foundation (Candlelighters Canada)
CureSearch - online resource about children's cancer
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
National Cancer Institute
Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario
St. Jude’s web site for professionals: Registration is free, but limited to doctors, nurses, health care professionals and researchers involved in the care of children with catastrophic diseases.
The Hope Portal - Developed by Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Resources

Brain tumours:
American Brain Tumor Association
BC Centre for Ability
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
Brain tumour trials
Canadian Brain Tumour Consortium
National Brain Tumor Society
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario: resource center for brain tumours

Alternative and complementary therapy:
A Patient’s Guide to Choosing Unconventional Therapies (PDF)
Complementary and Alternative Cancer Therapies
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Quackwatch

Support groups:
BC Children's Hospital Social Work site
Cancer in My Family - for children aged 8 to 12.
Planet Cancer

Resources for Youth:
Teen Connector - get in contact with other teens with cancer
Teens Living with Cancer
Re-Mission
Teen Info on Cancer
Video diaries and animations by young cancer patients

The following books can be ordered from the C&W Bookstore or by calling 1-800-331-1533 ext 3.

~Cocktails: Facts for Youth about Mixing Medicine, Booze and Street Drugs

~The Family Care Book

~Your Plan-it: Youth Health Planner

Palliative care:
Canuck Place (Children’s Hospice of BC)
"Making Every Moment Count" - an awarding winning film on pediatric palliative care by Dr. Leora Kuttner.

Survivorship:
Pediatric Oncology Education Materials - This website provides basic information about important aspects of pediatric oncology for Health Care Professionals including information about late effects
Childhood Cancer Guides - website offering educatonal materials for families of children with cancer and survivors of childhood cancer
Long Term Follow-Up guidelines from Children’s Oncology Group

Additional resources for families:
Canadian Cancer Encyclopedia - Canadian Cancer Society
Make a Wish Foundation

National Children's Cancer Society (USA) - connect with other families, cancer resources
Pediatric Oncology Resource Center - a website by parents of kids with cancer
SpamokaBe Hat - alternative to wigs
Wigs for Kids

Canadian Cancer Society Camps:
Camp Goodtimes - Kids camp: for children aged 6-15 years; Teen prgram: for youths aged 15-18; Family program: children and youths aged 0-18 years and their family members

Research and ethics:
BC Cancer Agency Sociobehavioural Research Centre
Canadian Institutes of Health Research

CFRI - Child and Family Research Institute

Additional psychosocial support resources for professionals:

BC Society of Occupational Therapists
Connections - BC Cancer Agency's Cancer Rehabilitation Network newsletter

Page updated August 2011

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