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Prepare for Life after Cancer

The Late Effects Assessment Tool is a free interactive tool designed to prepare survivors for potential medical issues that may arise after treatment has ended and to offer strategies for maintaining overall health.

Helpful Videos

Prepare your child for life after cancer. Listen to Dr. Paul Nathan from the Hospital for Sick Children as he discusses survivorship, late effects and risk-based care.


Online Continuing Education
The National Children's Cancer Society is offering complimentary online continuing education activities for nurses involved in the care of children diagnosed with cancer. WEB CONFERENCES
 

Upcoming Conference


Cancer Treatment May Impact School: How to Convince Your Child's Teacher

Date: September 28, 2010
Time: 2 - 3 p.m. CT

Register Here

Presenter: Mindy Aylward, RN, BSN, CPON.
Oncology Outreach Educator-- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Akron Children's Hospital.

Who should participate?
The National Children’s Cancer Society has designed the web workshops for parents/guardians, nurses and social workers.

Continuing Education for Nurses

Target Audience
Nurses involved in the treatment of children diagnosed with cancer.

Announcing our 2010 Scholarship Recipients!


Twenty-two students from across the United States have been awarded a total of $75,000 in college scholarships through the Beyond the Cure Scholarship program.

The program provides financial assistance to young adults as they move forward with their lives after cancer. Since its inception in 2008, the scholarship program has awarded close to $150,000 in scholarship money to childhood cancer survivors across the country.

"The Beyond the Cure Scholarship Program is a vehicle to help these individuals move forward in life in a meaningful way," said Mark Stolze, president and CEO of The National Children’s Cancer Society.

The 2010 scholarship winners are:
Elizabeth Allen – Norfolk, Massachusetts
Casey Altier – Sarasota, Florida
Vince Ancona – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Heather Barger – Cedar City, Utah
John Wiest – Salt Lake City, Utah
Cole Burke – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Alexia Chopp – Grafton, Wisconsin
Christine Christensen – Durham, North Carolina
Ashley Dobbs – Gallatin, Tennessee
Malori Evans – Mobile, Alabama
James Fowkes – Lake Oswego, Oregon
Davis Gastelum – Irvine, California
Hailey Hodgkiss – Irving, Texas
Ciera Jones – Wake Forest, North Carolina
Kati Ledall – Fort Collins, Colorado
Catherine Longo – Morrisville, North Carolina
Timothy Meacham – Columbus, Ohio
Emily Meadows – Birmingham, Alabama
Margaret O’Neill – Williston Park, New York
Joshua Ortega – Edinburg, Texas
Julie Pepitone – Skippack, Pennsylvania
Allyson Tracey – New Haven, Indiana

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