Childhood cancer is rare. Childhood cancer arises from the primitive cells, thus the types of cancer found in children is significantly different than cancer in adults. And, because children are still growing they often have special physical and emotional needs. Childhood cancers tend to be more aggressive than adult cancers. Children are often treated at specialized Centers by team specialists who know the difference between childhood and adult cancers. The team specialists include pediatric oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, pediatric oncology nurses and nurse practitioners. Childhood cancer typically refers to the type of cancer that affects the age groups from infancy to twenty one years old. However, it is possible for young adults to also develop a 'childhood cancer'.
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- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor
- Brain Stem Gliomas
- Brain Tumor
- Chordoma
- Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioma
- Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor
- Ependymoma
- Esthesioneuroblastoma
- Ewing's Sarcoma
- Hepatoblastoma
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Hodgkin's Disease
- Osteosarcoma
- Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
- Retinoblastoma
- Rhabdoid Tumor
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Wilm's Tumor
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- ClinicalTrials: Childhood Cancer Provides search for clinical trials and research for various Childhood cancers.
- CureSearch Provides information on childhood cancer for patients, their families, physicians, and health care advisors.
- NCI: Childhood Cancers Information provided about pediatric cancers, treatments, prevention, resources, clinical trials, statistics, testing, and screening.
- Teenage Cancer Trust Mission is to raise funds, educate, and support teenagers fighting cancer. Provides information about health facts, challenges, conferences, events, news, shop, links, donations, and a forum. [UK]
- NCI: Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer Information about how childhood cancer survivors have an increased risk of developing a second cancer later in life.
- Doctor David's Blog This is a Pediatric Oncologist's weblog. Topics covered include the biology of cancer, clinical observations, and patient histories.
- Children's Cancers Provides general information, diagnosis, causes, treatment, clinical trials, resources, and types of childhood cancer.
- Pediatric Oncology Resource Center Resources, web links, and references related for parents, friends, and families of children who have or had childhood cancer.
- Ped Onc Resource Center: Clinical Trials Information about trials, the three phases, informed consent, contacts, and locations.
- British Medical Journal: Second Primary Cancers after Childhood Cancer Article discussing risk of secondary Cancer in individuals that had the disease in childhood.