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Children living in the underdeveloped
countries account for 80% of the world's population of children. Some of these
children have cancer and are currently denied the right to hope for a cure. |
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ICCCPO exists so that the parents of
these children have access to the information they require to make educated decisions
about their child's treatment. |
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The
treatment and care of childhood cancer requires a whole
interdisciplinary team, to provide not just the medical treatment of
the child (which may include surgery and radiation), but also the
psychosocial support for the child and the whole family. |
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Close
cooperation between the medical team at the hospital and the parents
of the child is considered to be an essential component of the
successful treatment and care of the child. |
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Parent
groups have an integral and vital part to play, in supporting the
children and the families. |
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remember, when searching for information on the internet... |
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that every child with cancer
regardless of financial or social class, race or native origin deserves access to the best
possible treatment and medical care, |
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results may include links to
information related to adult cancers; these are often quite different to childhood cancers
even though they may have identical or similar names, |
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results may include information
intended for different audiences; for example information for ocologists often assumes a
great deal of prior knowledge and specialist education, |
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the search term may include a
word that is spelt differently in American and UK English (eg. Leukemia vs. Leukaemia,
tumor vs. tumour), |
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the quality of information on
the Internet is variable; users should be aware of source reliability issues. |
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Parents are strongly
advised to discuss their information requirements with their doctor, who knows their
child's specific details. |
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