Free Materials

Children with Cancer in the Family: Dealing with Diagnosis

This essay, published by the American Cancer Society, provides information on how to tell children about a cancer diagnosis. To order, call 1-800-ACS-2345.

Children with Cancer in the Family: Dealing with Treatment

An informative guide for parents that addresses the kind of information children need about a parent's treatment, how families deal with the uncertainty of not knowing if a parent's treatment has been successful, and the special issues teenagers face in dealing with a parent's cancer. To order, contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345.

Children with Cancer in the Family: Understanding Psychosocial Support Services

This essay helps caregivers recognize when special support services, such as individual counseling, might be needed, and explains how to obtain them. To order, contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345.

Closing in on Cancer: Solving a 5000-Year-Old Mystery
(NIH Publication No. 98-2955)

Published by the National Cancer Institute, this booklet has many pictures, as well as information about cancer that is both interesting and accessible to young people. To order, call 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).

It Helps to Have Friends When Mom or Dad Has Cancer

This booklet, published by the American Cancer Society, is now available in an updated edition. To order, call 1-800-ACS-2345.

Kids Worry Too

Published by the Child Life Department, Nebraska Health System, 982165 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2165, this booklet describes some of the reactions and concerns children have when a family member is hospitalized, and suggests ways to help them cope. A copy can be ordered by calling 402-559-6775.

What About Me? A Booklet for Teenage Children of Cancer Patients
by Linda Leopold Strauss

Published by Cancer Family Care, 7182 Reading Road, Suite 1201, Cincinnati, Ohio 45237, this booklet can be ordered by calling 513-731-3346.

When Someone in Your Family Has Cancer
(NIH Publication No. 96-2685).

Written for children, this booklet is published by the National Cancer Institute. To order, call 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).