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Childhood Cancers



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Adrenal Glands Melanomas
Leukemia Characteristics of Melanoma
Liver Melanoma on the Foot

Lymphatic System

 Melanoma Under Finger Nail
Human Body - Connective Tissues  Melanoma on the Palm
Melanoma on the Hand
Skeleton Skin Sample with Melanoma
Thyroid and Parathyroid glands 

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Books:
Use this list as a guide at your local library, bookstore or online booksource. You can also find these books in our Cancer Resource Room. For more information, please call (866) 724-6737 or 617-724-1822.

FOR PARENTS

  • Chemo, Craziness & Comfort: My Book about Childhood Cancer
    by Nancy Keene. Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, 2002.
  • Childhood Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors
    by Tania Shiminski-Maher, Patsy Cullen, & Maria Sansalone. O’Reilly, 2002.
  • Childhood Cancer
    edited by Grant Steen, PhD & Joseph Mirro, MD. Perseus Publishing, 2000.
  • Childhood Cancer
    by Honna Janes-Hodder & Nancy Keene. O’Reilly, 2002.
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors
    by Nancy Keene, Wendy Hobbie & Kathy Ruccione.
    O’Reilly, 2000.
  • Childhood Leukemia
    by Nancy Leene. O’Reilly & Associates, 2002.
  • Home Care for Seriously Ill Children: A Manual for Parents. Children’s Hospice International, 2003.
  • Pediatric Hematology Oncology Secrets
    by Michael Weiner, MD & Mitchell Cairo, MD. Hanley & Belfus, 2002.
  • Shelter from the Storm: Caring for a Child with a Life-Threatening Condition
    by Joanne Hilden, MD & Daniel R. Tobin, MD, Perseus Publishing, 2003.
  • Walking Taylor Home
    by Brian Schrauger. W. Publishing Group, 2001
  • Your Child in the Hospital: A Practical Guide for Parents
    by Nancy Keene & Rachel Prentice. O’Reilly and Associates, 1999.

FOR KIDS

  • The Jester Lost His Jingle
    by David Saltzman. The Jester Co., 1995.
  • Little Tree: A Story for Children with Serious Medical Problems
    by J.C. Mills. Magination Press, 1992.
  • Operation Day
    by Lora Feltham & Anne Fiore. MassGeneral Hospital For Children.
  • Stevie's New Blood
    by Kathyrn Ulberg Lilleby. Oncology Nursing Press, 2000.
  • You and Leukemia: A Day at a Time
    by Lynn S. Baker, MD. W.B. Saunders Company, 2002.

TEENS:

  • Coping With Cancer
    by Holly Cefrey. Rosen, 2000.


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Websites:

Hematological Cancers


Neuroblastoma

Retinoblastoma

Sarcomas & Connective Tissue Cancers

General Websites

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Medical Dictionary:

Revised 2006