Your child has been diagnosed with leukemia. This sheet can help you learn about this cancer and what to expect for treatment.

Your child has a sore mouth and throat. This might be mucositis. It's a common, short-term side effect of many kinds of cancer treatment. Though it can be painful, it goes away over time after treatment ends.

Hair loss is a common side effect of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. These tips can help you and your child prepare for and cope with hair loss.

Chemotherapy uses cancer-fighting medicines to destroy cancer cells. Chemo can be used alone or with surgery or radiation therapy to shrink a tumor or prevent its spread.

Radiation therapy helps your child fight cancer. It uses strong X-rays to kill cancer cells. But the treatment can also cause side effects. Read on to learn about radiation and how you can help your child cope with its side effects.

Your child with cancer will need pain management including medicines and other techniques. Learn more about these options.

A team of highly trained specialists will help manage your child's care. You and your child will work closely with them. They will help you make choices about your child's health. They will help you and your child cope with cancer and its treatment. They can also answer your questions.

Your child has been diagnosed with cancer. You are likely feeling shocked and scared. You are not alone. Support and treatment are available. Your child’s healthcare team will help you and your child every step of the way.

Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a blood disorder that affects the platelets. Platelets (also called thrombocytes) are blood cells that help with clotting. With ITP, there are not enough platelets. As a result, your child can have more bleeding or bruising than normal.

Hemophilia is an inherited blood disorder. It occurs when your child is missing proteins called clotting factors in the blood. Clotting factors work with blood cells called platelets to control bleeding. Hemophilia is very serious and must be treated.