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Resources |
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Our resources
page consist of helpful links to websites where a child
and their family can gain knowledge of childrens' cancer
and obtain support for coping with childrens' cancer.
| San
Diego County Cancer Navigator |
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Your San Diego gateway
to:
• Cancer
care resources and information
• Links to local and national clinical trials
• Free "live" telephone support in
English and Spanish
• Visit our community calendar of ongoing events
(for one-time events, visit
special events calendar
below)
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| Cure
Search |
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website |
| CureSearch unites
the world's largest childhood cancer research organization,
the Children's Oncology Group, and the National Childhood
Cancer Foundation through our shared mission to cure
childhood cancer. Research is the key to cure. |
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| The
American Cancer Society |
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website |
| The American Cancer
Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary
health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer
as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving
lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through
research, education, advocacy, and service. |
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| Association
of Pediatric Oncology Nurses |
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website |
| The Association of
Pediatric Oncology Nurses (APON) is the leading professional
organization for registered nurses caring for children
and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders and
their families. APON's mission is to provide and promote
expert practice in pediatric hematology/oncology nursing
to its members and the public at large. |
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| Cancer
Fund of America |
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website |
| Cancer Fund of America's mission To provide support and services to financially indigent patients; to disseminate information concerning the early detection and prevention of cancer; to provide commodities, and gifts-in-kind to hospices and other health care providers; to procure and distribute donated merchandise to various 501-(c)-(3) nonprofit community service organizations which aid the ill, needy, and infants. |
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| Cancer
Source Kids |
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website |
| The mission of CancerSourceKids.com
is to be a secure site where children can learn about
cancer in a fun and interactive manner. The site will
provide children with an opportunity to read cancer
information, play interactive games, and learn coping
strategies. The site is customized for children and
teenagers who have cancer and children and teenagers
whose sibling has cancer. The site is customized for
age to allow for differences in the type of information,
reading level, and the kinds of games that appeal to
both groups. |
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| Candlelighters
Childhood Cancer Family Alliance |
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website |
| The purpose of Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance is
to provide emotional, educational, and practical support to children with cancer and their families. In addition, Candlelighters CCFA desires to promote childhood cancer awareness and the need for childhood cancer education and research in our community.
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| Center
for Loss & Life Transition |
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website |
| Life Transition is
a private organization dedicated to furthering our understanding
of -and compassion for- the complex set of emotions
we call grief. Our mission is to help both the bereaved,
by walking with them in their unique life journeys,
and bereavement caregivers, by serving as their educational
liaison and professional forum. Our motto is "helping
people help others." |
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How
you can help - donate, volunteer or become
a sponsor |
Your
donation is tax deductible and will help FSF provide its programs
and services to the families of cancer victims. These families
need assistance to withstand the hardships of a child with
cancer through education, financial assistance, advocacy and
healthy activities. |
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There
are many ways you can donate your time to enhance the quality
of life of families of children who are cancer victims. By
helping FSF at events, fundraiser's and other activities,
your time will mean a lot, to not only the families suffering
by this, but to the child with cancer. |
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Through
your continued
support you can help FSF provide programs for children of
cancer and their families to become better equipped to handle
their difficult situation. |
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