Cancer

Cancer refers to a large variety of diseases in which cells have the trait of unregulated, excessive growth and have the ability to invade local, or sometimes, distant tissue. This can lead to tissue or organ damage that interferes with the functioning of the tissue or organ being invaded. There are many different kinds of cancers that vary by their location in the body and how they spread. Children often get cancer in the brain (brain tumor) and in the bone marrow (leukemia). Other forms of cancer are those that affect lymph nodes ( Hodgkin’s disease), kidney (Wilm’s tumor), eye (retinoblastoma) and bone (osteosarcoma).

To find out more information about Cancer, you may click on the links below.

[|American Cancer Society] Learn about Cancer in Children, risk factors, prevention, treatment, and more. You can also read stories of hope from people whose lives have been touched by cancer.

[|National Children's Cancer Society] This site provides information on childhood cancer. It seems like a great site for parents and gives information on family services and outreach.

Site has information for the family and community of a child with cancer. It offers information to the patient and care givers on the diagnosis, treatment and after the treatment. There is information to the school and community on support. [|Cancer]

http://www.webmd.com/cancer/ This website is dedicated to giving information about all the different types of cancer.