Family Resources
Child Cancer Foundation aims to provide up-to-date information for families.
Families are informed and linked nationwide by receiving our Sharing Magazine, a publication produced by the foundation three times annually.
Below is a list of websites and brochures providing additional information, research documents and details about child cancer.
Introduction to Child Cancer Foundation
A guide for families...[read more]
When your brother or sister has cancer
A special guide for siblings...[read more]
Getting through it
A special guide for families...file size:17MB [read more]
Back to school
For students with cancer including guidelines for teachers...[read more]
Websites
kidshealth.org.nz
http://www.kidshealth.org.nz/tags/childhood-cancer
This website is an invaluable source of information. We highly recommend it.
Kidscope
www.kidscope.org
An organization which has been formed to help families and children better understand the effects of cancer and chemotherapy.
CancerCare, Inc.
www.cancercareinc.org
American Childhood Cancer Organization
http://www.acco.org/Information/AboutChildhoodCancer/TypesofChildhoodCancer.aspx
The ACCO's mission is to educate, support, serve and advocate for families of children with cancer, survivors of childhood cancer and the professionals who care for them.
ACT
www.act.org.uk
The site of the Association for Children with life-threatening or terminal conditions and their families. This site is in the process of redevelopment and will include access to a web-based research journal called LitpaedpalLit.
Action for Children and Youth in Aotearoa
www.acya.org.nz
This site has many excellent documents relating to areas of rights of children and youth.
Macmillan Cancer Support
https://www.macmillan.org.uk/
Contains a large amount of very useful information about childhood cancer.