resources
teen issues
2bMe
Look Good...Feel Better for Teens is a non-medical, public
service to help teens aged 13-17 who have cancer deal with
the possible appearence-related, social and nutritional
side effects of treament.
Candlelighters
Childhood Cancer Foundation
(CCCF) National Office is a national non-profit membership
organization whose 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.
The
adventures of Captain Chemo and chemo command
A comic strip created by a young patient at the Royal Marsden
has been turned into an interactive computer game to help
cancer patients worldwide.
Band-Aides and Blackboards
It's a project that
deals with diversity, or difference involving health and illness, medical conditions and physical difference.
Connect
for Kids
Connect for Kids, an award-winning multimedia project, helps
adults make their communities better places for families
and children. The Web site offers a place on the Internet
for adults—parents, grandparents, educators, policymakers
and others—who want to become more active citizens,
from volunteering to voting with kids in mind.
fertileHOPE
fertileHOPE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping
cancer patients faced with infertility
Kids Cancer Network
In 1992, young cancer survivor Kenon Neal founded Kids Cancer Network to provide "a dose of hope TM " for kids and their families isolated by the rigors of childhood cancer treatment.
Stephen
T. Marchello Scholarship Foundation
The Stephen T. Marchello Scholarship Foundation is a ccnonprofit
organization for the purpose of allocating post secondary
scholarship monies to survivors of childhood cancer.
Survivor Alert
SURVIVOR ALERT is a nationwide awareness initiative offering information, links to many resources, and recommendations for action for young adult cancer survivors and the health professionals who treat them.
Teenage Cancer Trust
Teenage Cancer Trust is an organization dedicated to improving services to teens with cancer. Their website contains a special Teen Zone.
Teens
Living with Cancer
A site for teens with cancer who have lots of living to
do! You'll get straight information - we know what it's
like. All pics and stories are of "real" teens
with cancer.
Vital
Options International
Vital Options® International TeleSupport® Cancer
Network is a not-for-profit cancer communications, support
and advocacy organization whose mission is to facilitate
a global cancer dialogue by using communications technology
to reach every person touched by cancer.
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