Cancer: Resource List

Books for Children

Ages 4 to 8

• MY MOMMY'S CANCER.; BY Cindy Cohen; Promise Publications, 1999
• MICHAEL'S MOMMY HAS BREAST CANCER; by Lisa Torrey; Hibiscus Press; 1999
• SAMMY'S MOMMY HAS CANCER: A STORY FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE A LOVED ONE WITH CANCER; by Sherry Kohlenberg; Stevens, Gareth, Inc.; 1994
• KATHY'S HATS: A STORY OF HOPE; by Trudy Krisher, Nadine Westcott (illustrator); Concept Books, 1992
• LET'S TALK ABOUT WHEN KIDS HAVE CANCER (The Let's Talk Library)' by Melanie Apel Gordon; Hazelden Information Education, 1999
• MY ABC BOOK OF CANCER; by Shannin, Chamberlain; Synergistic Press, 1991
• PAPER CHAIN; by Claire Blake, Eliza Blanchard, Kathy Parkinson; Health Press, 1998
• WHAT IS CANCER ANYWAY? EXPLAINING CANCER TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES; by Karen Carney; Dragonfly Publ, 1998
• WHEN ERIC'S MOM FOUGHT CANCER; by Judith Vigna; Concept Books, 1993

Ages 9 to 12

• VANISHING COOKIES; by Michael B. Goodman; Arthur Jones Lithographing Ltd, 1991 (parent's cancer)
• MY MOM HAS CANCER; by Shari Lictendtein; Ruby's Ink, 1997
• OUR FAMILY HAS CANCER TOO!; By Christine Clifford, Jack Lindstrom (Illustrator); Pfeifer-Hamilton Publ, 1997
• DANCING THROUGH THE SHADOWS; by Theresa Tomlinson; DK Ink, 1997

Young Adult

• CANCER (Diseases and People); by Steven I. Benowitz; Enslow Publishers, 1999
• THE C-WORD: TEENAGERS AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING WITH CANCER; by Elena Dorfman; 2nd de.; NewSage Press, 1998

Books for Adults

• AFTER A DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER: TAKING CHARGE; by Michael Kelly, Renee Shaker; Life Care Concepts, Inc., 1998
• CANCER SUPPORTIVE CARE: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES; by Ernest H. Rosenbaum; Sommerville House Books Ltd; 1998
• CHILDHOOD CANCER: A PARENTS GUIDE TO SOLID TUMOR CANCERS; by Honna Janes-Hodder, Nancy Keene; O'Reilly & Associates, 1999
• CHILDHOOD LEUKAEMIA: THE FACTS (2nd ed); by J.S. Lilleyman. Oxford University
• CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA: A GUIDE FOR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND CAREGIVERS (2ND ed); by Nancy Keene; O'Reilly & Associates, 1999
• DIAGNOSIS CANCER: YOUR GUIDE THROUGH THE FIRST FEW MONTHS; by Wendy S. Harpham; rev. ed.; Norton, 1997
• EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA: A HANDBOOK FOR PARENTS; Leukemia Society of America, 1998
• EVERYONE'S GUIDE TO CANCER THERAPY; by Malin Dollinger; 3rd ed.; Andrews-McMeel, 1998
• FINDING YOUR WAY: FAMILIES AND THE CANCER EXPERIENCE, A GUIDEBOOK; by Gail A. Noller. American Cancer Society, 1998
• HELPING CHILDREN UNDERSTAND: A GUIDE FOR A PARENT WITH CANCER; by American Cancer Society; call 1-800-ACS-2345
• HELPING CHILDREN UNDERSTAND CANCER: TALKING TO A CHILD ABOUT ILLNESS IN THE FAMILY; by Cancer Care (1180 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036-3602)
• KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: THE CHILDHOOD CANCER JOURNEY; by Sheryl Lozowski-Sullivan; Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, 1998
• SHELTER FROM THE STORM: CARING FOR A CHILD WITH A LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION; by Joanne Hilden, MD and Daniel R. Tobin, MD with Karen Lindsey; Perseus Publishing, 2003
• SURVIVING CHILDHOOD CANCER: A GUIDE TO DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT; by C. Norman Coleman; The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998
• WHEN CHILDREN DIE: IMPROVING PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES; Marilyn J. Field and Richard E. Behrman, Editors; Institute of Medicine, 712 pages, 2003, available at http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10390.html
• WHEN A PARENT HAS CANCER; A GUIDE TO CARING FOR YOUR CHILDREN; by Wendy Harpham; HarperCollins, 1997

Other Resources

AMC Cancer Research Center and Foundation
1600 Pierce Street
Denver, CO 80214
800-525-3777
Web site: http//www.amc.org
Educational materials, counselors to work through grief or discuss an individual case by phone.

American Cancer Society, Inc.
National Headquarters
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Web site: http//www.cancer.org
800-227-2345
Referrals to specialists and local chapters (local units sponsor services for patients and families including transportation programs and some supplies), educational materials.

Association for Research of Childhood Cancer
P.O. Box 251
Buffalo, NY 14225-0251
716-681-4433
No web site is available.
As a parent support group AROCC aids parents of young cancer victims by distributing information on treatment, emotional aspects, and patient services.

Cancer Care, Inc.
1180 Avenue of the Americans, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10036
800-813-HOPE (813-4673)
Web site: http//www.cancercare.org
Helps people with any type of cancer, at any stage of illness.

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
3910 Warner Street
Kensington, M.D. 20895
800-366-2223
301-962-3520
Web site: http//www.candlelighters.org
Network of peer support groups and contacts for parents of children with cancer; information clearinghouse, a toll-free hotline, publications, referrals for help with problems regarding health insurance, employment and education.

National Cancer Institute Cancer Information Service
31 Center Drive, MSC 2580
Building 31, Rm. 10A-03
Bethesda, M.D. 20892-2580
800-4CANCER (422-6237)
301-435-3848
TTY: 800-332-8615
Web site: http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/
Spanish Web site: http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/
English/Spanish educational materials, printed information, referrals, cancer information specialists.

National Children's Cancer Society
1015 Locust, Suite 600
St Louis, MO 63101
6314-241-1600
Web site: http://www.children-cancer.com/start.html
Information and materials

National Children's Leukemia Foundation
172 Madison Avenue
New York. NY 10016
800-GIVE HOPE (Toll-free, Referral Hotline)
212-686-2722
Web site: http://www.leukemiafoundation.org
Services, support, and referrals to leukemia patients and their families.

Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute
Building 10, Room 13N240
Bethesda, M.D. 20892
301-496-4256
Web site: http://www.dcs.nci.nih.gov/pedonc/Index.html
The Pediatric Oncology Branch of the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers overviews of the type of treatments available for children with cancer. Bethesda, Maryland.

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