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Cancer: Book List

 
                                                   Suggested 
Book                                                    Ages 
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MY MOMMY HAS CANCER; by Carolyn Stearns 
Parkinson; Park Press, 1991 (ISBN: 09630287097)          3-6 

SAMMY'S MOMMY HAS CANCER: A STORY FOR CHILDREN 
WHO HAVE A LOVED ONE WITH CANCER; by Sherry 
Kohlenberg; Stevens, Gareth, Inc.; 1994
(ISBN: 094535455X)                                      3-10 

KATHY'S HATS: A STORY OF HOPE; by Trudy Krisher, 
Nadine Westcott (illustrator); Concept Books, 
1992 (ISBN: 0807541168)                                  4-8 

PAPER CHAIN; by Claire Blake, Eliza Blanchard, 
Kathy Parkinson; Health Press, 1998 (ISBN: 
0929173287)                                              4-8 

VANISHING COOKIES; by Michael B. Goodman; Arthur 
Jones Lithographing Ltd, 1991 (parent's cancer)         6-13  

WHEN A PARENT IS VERY SICK; by Eda LeShan; Joy 
Street Books, 1986                                      8-13 

DANCING THROUGH THE SHADOWS; by Theresa 
Tomlinson; DK Ink, 1997 (ISBN: 0789424592)              9-12 

CANCER; by Elaine Landau; Twenty-First Century 
Books, 1994 (ISBN: 0805029907)                         10-14 

I WANT TO GROW HAIR, I WANT TO GROW UP, I WANT 
TO GO TO BOISE; by Erma Bombeck; HarperCollins, 
1990 (out of print)                                      12+ 

THE C-WORD: TEENAGERS AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING 
WITH CANCER; by Elena Dorfman; 2nd ed.; NewSage 
Press, 1998 (ISBN: 0966553403)                           12+ 

COPING WHEN A PARENT HAS CANCER; by Linda 
Strauss; Rosen Publ., 1988                              Teen 

CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA: A GUIDE FOR FAMILIES, FRIENDS 
& CAREGIVERS; by Nancy Keene; O'Reilly & 
Associates, 1997 (ISBN: 1565921917)                    Adult 

COPING WITH CHEMOTHERAPY; by Nancy Bruning;  
Ballantine Books, 1993 (ISBN: 0345374096)              Adult

COPING WITH RADIATION THERAPY: A RAY OF HOPE; by 
Daniel Cukier; Contemporary Books, 1996 (ISBN:  
1565654366)                                            Adult

DIAGNOSIS CANCER: YOUR GUIDE THROUGH THE FIRST FEW 
MONTHS; by Wendy S. Harpham; rev. ed.; Norton,  
1997 (ISBN: 0393316912)                                Adult

EVERYONE'S GUIDE TO CANCER THERAPY; by Malin 
Dollinger; 3rd ed.; Andrews-McMeel, 1998 (ISBN:  
0836236173)                                            Adult

FIGHTING CHANCE: JOURNEYS THROUGH CHILDHOOD 
CANCER; by Harry Connolly; Woodholm House Pub., 
1998 (ISBN: 0965634256)                                Adult

MANAGING YOUR CHILD'S EATING PROBLEMS DURING 
CANCER TREATMENT; rev. ed.; National Cancer 
Institute, 1994                                        Adult

SURVIVING CHILDHOOD CANCER: A GUIDE FOR FAMILIES; 
by Margot J. Fromer; American Psychiatric Press, 
1995 (ISBN: 0880486686)                                Adult

WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CANCER: A 
COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR PATIENTS & THEIR FAMILIES;
by Robert Buckman; Johns Hopkins University 
Press, 1997 (ISBN: 0801855934)                         Adult

WHEN A PARENT HAS CANCER; A GUIDE TO CARING FOR 
YOUR CHILDREN; by Wendy Harpham; HarperCollins, 
1997 (ISBN: 0060187093)                                Adult
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Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems