Childhood Leukemia
Service Organizations (Canada)
Childhood Cancer Canada Foundation (CCCF)
CCCF invests in collaborative cancer research and provides support programs for families, such as a teen connector website, scholarships for survivors, and financial assistance.
Kids Cancer Care of Alberta
This foundation helps Alberta children with cancer and their families by providing camps, direct service programs for children and families, research funding, hospital programs, and student scholarships.
Kids with Cancer Society (KCS)
KCS provides programs and services to help families of children with cancer in Northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC)
LLSC provides financial assistance to families, funds research, sponsors a national education program for the public and the medical community, and provides information about cancer-related topics.
Table of Contents
All Guides- Introduction
- 1. Diagnosis
- 2. Overview of Childhood Leukemia
- 3. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- 4. Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- 5. Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia
- 6. Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
- 7. Telling Your Child and Others
- 8. Choosing a Treatment
- 9. Coping with Procedures
- 10. Forming a Partnership with the Medical Team
- 11. Hospitalization
- 12. Central Venous Catheters
- 13. Chemotherapy and Other Medications
- 14. Common Side Effects of Treatment
- 15. Radiation Therapy
- 16. Stem Cell Transplantation
- 17. Siblings
- 18. Family and Friends
- 19. Communication and Behavior
- 20. School
- 21. Sources of Support
- 22. Nutrition
- 23. Insurance, Record-keeping, and Financial Assistance
- 24. End of Treatment and Beyond
- 25. Relapse
- 26. Death and Bereavement
- Appendix A. Blood Tests and What They Mean
- Appendix B. Resource Organizations
- Appendix C. Books, Websites, and Support Groups