Childhood Cancer
Camps
For a comprehensive list of camps for children with cancer, visit www.ped-onc.org/cfissues/camps.html.
Camp Simcha
(877) CHAI-LIFE / (877) 242-4543
A camp run by the national, nonprofit Jewish organization Chai Lifeline.
Children’s Oncology Camping Association International
Umbrella organization of groups that provide camps for children with cancer.
Camp Quality (Australia)
Organization that provides fun therapy for children and families of children with cancer, including camps for ill children and their siblings, family camps, fun days, pamper days for moms and daughters, and fishing weekends for fathers and sons.
Table of Contents
All Guides- Introduction
- 1. Diagnosis
- 2. Bone Sarcomas
- 3. Liver Cancers
- 4. Neuroblastoma
- 5. Retinoblastoma
- 6. Soft Tissue Sarcomas
- 7. Kidney Tumors
- 8. Telling Your Child and Others
- 9. Choosing a Treatment
- 10. Coping with Procedures
- 11. Forming a Partnership with the Medical Team
- 12. Hospitalization
- 13. Venous Catheters
- 14. Surgery
- 15. Chemotherapy
- 16. Common Side Effects of Treatment
- 17. Radiation Therapy
- 18. Stem Cell Transplantation
- 19. Siblings
- 20. Family and Friends
- 21. Communication and Behavior
- 22. School
- 23. Sources of Support
- 24. Nutrition
- 25. Medical and Financial Record-keeping
- 26. End of Treatment and Beyond
- 27. Recurrence
- 28. Death and Bereavement
- Appendix A. Blood Tests and What They Mean
- Appendix B. Resource Organizations
- Appendix C. Books, Websites, and Support Groups