- The National Children's Cancer Society - http://www.children-cancer.com/
Dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with cancer by promoting children's health through financial assistance, advocacy, support services, and education.
- Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation - http://www.pcrf-kids.com/
Committed to the improved care, quality of life and survival of children with malignant diseases. Includes information, research highlights, stories of children, events, and news.
- Camp Quality - http://www.campquality.org.au/
A year round support programme for children with cancer and their families. Provides activities, information and support internationally.
- Children's Brain Tumor Foundation - http://www.childhoodbraintumor.org/
Non-profit organization founded by families, friends, and physicians to provide support and raise funds for research. Includes details of services, events, and articles.
- Audrey the Brave - http://www.islandnet.com/audreythebrave/
Interactive site that will allow children to use tools in their fight against cancer. It includes a story of a little girl named Audrey, who is fighting cancer.
- Parents Against Cancer - http://www.parentsagainstcancer.com/
Offers information about childhood cancer and blood disorders and events related to patients and their families at Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center.
- Kylie Ann Rosset Memorial Foundation - http://www.kylie.org/
Wants to increase awareness of childhood cancer, raise funds to support pediatric cancer research, assist institutions offering care to pediatric cancer victims, and offer assistance to children and families coping with pediatric cancer.
- Children's Cancer Web - http://www.cancerindex.org/ccw/
A non-profit site with comprehensive information on specific childhood cancers including an annotated directory of related links.
- Childhood Leukemia - St Jude - http://www.stjude.org/leukemia
Offers information on the history of leukemia, diagnosis, classification, signs and symptoms, treatment and medications.
- B.A.S.E. CAMP Children's Cancer Foundation - http://basecampccf.com/
Provide a year-round base of support for children and families facing the challenge of living with AIDS, cancer, and other blood related illnesses.
- Austin's Miracle Fund - http://austinsmiraclefund.tripod.com/amf/
Organization created to raise funds for pediatric cancer patients and their families.
- Locks of Love - http://www.locksoflove.org/
Provides hair prosthetics for children with long-term medical hair loss, free of charge or on a sliding scale. Includes information on donating human hair and fundraising.
- Young People with Cancer: A Handbook for Parents - http://www.cancer.gov/PDF/81b46bc0-403d-4e46-8636-032d765eba4a/young_people(9-01).pdf
This guide addresses some of the most common questions about cancer in the young, combining medical information with practical suggestions.
- NCI: Young People with Cancer, Handbook for Parents - http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/youngpeople
Discusses the most common types of childhood cancer, treatments and side effects. Offers medical information and tips. Also available as PDF and in Spanish.
- CureSearch - http://www.curesearch.org/
Provides information on childhood cancer for patients, their families, physicians, and health care advisors.
- Children's Cancer Research Fund - http://www.childrenscancer.org/
Non-profit organization dedicated to providing national support for clinical research in pediatric cancer.
- Alex's Lemonade Stand - http://www.alexslemonade.com/
Raises money to fight childhood cancer. Includes history of the little girl who began the effort, how to run a stand, grants given, and sponsors.
- Orphans of the Cancer Storm - http://www.orphancancer.org/
Provides support and information for families and individuals dealing with either retinoblastoma or optic glioma, two rare tumours of childhood.
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