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On Treatment

Knowledge can be empowering. Learn about undergoing treatment, managing side effects, and joining clinical trials.

  • Cancer Treatments

    Your child’s treatment for cancer depends on their diagnosis. Learn more about chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, immunotherapy, and stem cell transplant.

  • Cancer Symptoms and Side Effects

    Managing symptoms and side effects are important to your child’s recovery and well-being. Learn more about cancer symptoms and treatment side effects.

  • Cancer Procedures

    Children with cancer have many medical procedures to make a diagnosis, deliver therapy, or monitor response to treatment. Learn what to expect.

  • School Support During Chronic Illness

    If your child has a serious illness, keeping up with school can be a challenge. Learn how to meet your child’s education needs during illness and hospital stays.

  • Parenting Siblings

    Siblings of children with serious illnesses need special attention and support. Learn how parents can support siblings and nurture family relationships.

  • For Parents and Caregivers

    Caring for a child with a serious disease can be challenging. Find resources to support physical, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being.

Father of cancer patient uses art to say what words cannot

Artist Angus Olsen created drawings to help him express himself after his daughter’s cancer journey, leading him to found “I Draw Childhood Cancer.”

Read his story