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Helping your Child to eat: a Practical Guide for Parents, Carers and Children Coping with Cancer

Wednesday, 1 September, 2010

Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group, 2010.

Essentials of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing: a Core Curriculum

Wednesday, 1 September, 2010

Nancy Kline (ed.), Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses, Third Edition, 2008.

Life after Cancer in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: the experience of survivorship

Wednesday, 1 September, 2010

«Anne Grinyer draws directly upon data collected from adolescents and young adults who have been treated for cancer. The book is structured around themes they raised such as fertility, life plans, identity, psychological effects and physical effects».

Anne Grinyer, Routledge, 2009.

Young People Living with Cancer: Implications for Policy and Practice

Wednesday, 1 September, 2010

Anne Grinyer, Open University Press, 2007.

Canadian Cancer Encyclopedia

Friday, 27 August, 2010

Provided by the Canadian Cancer Society, «the Canadian Cancer Encyclopedia (CCE) is a comprehensive database of cancer information covering a wide range of topics including risk reduction, screening, diagnosis, treatment and supportive care. The content is reviewed and updated regularly». Amongst the topics covered:

Children with Cancer: a Comprehensive Reference Guide for Parents

Friday, 27 August, 2010

«Everything you want to know about:

  • Where to go for expert help
  • The different types of childhood cancer
  • Standard and experimental treatments
  • Coping and survival strategies for the whole family»

Jeanne Munn Bracken, Children with Cancer: a Comprehensive Reference Guide for Parents, Oxford University Press, 2010.

Pediatric Cancer Genome Project

Tuesday, 2 February, 2010

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Lift Me Up

Wednesday, 27 May, 2009

«An inspiring book filled with wonderful pictures to color».

Romain, Trevor. Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, 2008. 

When Treatment Fails: How Medicine Cares for Dying Children

Wednesday, 4 March, 2009

1. Pediatric End-of-Life Care; 2. Narrative Theory, Medicine, and Methods; 3. Twenty Stories About How Children Die; 4. Witholding and Withdrawing Curative Treatments; 5. Pain and Suffering; 6. Staff Reacting; 7. Patients and Families Reacting; 8. Conclusions

Bearison, David J. 2006. When Treatment Fails: How Medicine Cares for Dying Children. New York, Oxford university Press, 289 p.

Le sourire d’Èva: où est-ce qu’on va quand on meurt ? Récit philosophique (in french)

Monday, 1 December, 2008

Laroche, Stéphane. 2008. Le sourire d'Èva: où est-ce qu'on va quand on meurt ? Récit philosophique, Rosemère, Humanitas, 83 p.