Resources
Family Resources
Support for families
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Tips for parents from parents -
Tips for looking after yourself -
Tips for speaking up for your child -
Tips for separated families -
Tips for family and friends
Finishing treatment and surveillance
Returning to school
- Learning Curve - Preschool
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Learning Curve - Primary to Early Seconday -
Learning Curve - Senior Seconday
Late Effects & Long Term Follow-up Program
Medication Information
- All-Trans Retinoic Acid
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Amifostine -
Antithymocyte Globulin -
Asparaginase -
Azacitidine -
Bevacizumab -
Bleomycin -
Blinatumomab -
Busulfan -
Carboplatin -
Cisplatin -
Cyclophosphamide (Intravenous administration) -
Cyclophosphamide (Oral administration) -
Cytarabine -
Dacarbazine -
Dactinomycin -
Dasatinib -
Daunorubicin -
Dexamethasone -
Dexrazoxane -
Dinutuximab -
Doxorubicin -
Etoposide (Intravenous administration) -
Etoposide (Oral administration) -
Hydroxyurea -
Idarubicin -
Ifosfamide -
Inotuzumab -
Irinotecan (Intravenous administration) -
Irinotecan (Oral administration) -
Isotretinoin -
Melphalan -
Mercaptopurine -
Methotrexate (Intravenous administration) -
Methotrexate (Oral administration) -
Nelarabine -
Prednisolone -
Procarbazine -
Rituximab -
Temozolomide -
Teniposide -
Thioguanine -
Thiotepa -
Vinblastine -
Vincristine -
Vinorelbine -
Medication And Sharps Return And Disposal
Newly Diagnosed
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Diagnosis and treatment -
When your child is diagnosed -
What is childhood cancer (Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dari, Hindi, Somali, Sudanese, Vietnamese) -
When to call the hospital (Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dari, Hindi, Somali, Sudanese, Vietnamese) -
When to call the hospital (pictures) -
When to call the hospital (PDF) -
When treatment begins (video)
Tests and Treatment
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Blood tests and blood counts ( Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dari, Vietnamese) -
Clinical trials information sheet -
PET Scan – positron emission tomography -
Side effects of chemotherapy ( Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dari, Vietnamese) -
Surgical insertion of a hickman line -
Surgical insertion of a port -
Total body irradiation (TBI) -
Virtual Reality Radiotherapy Simulation -
Adventure 1: Adventures of Dr Dave and His Amazing Radiotherapy Machine (Video) -
Adventure 2: More Adventures of Dr Dave and His Amazing Radiotherapy Machine (Video)
Everyday Care
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Physical Activity Booklet -
Eating well -
Fussy eating -
High energy food and drink -
High energy diet for infants -
Tube feeding -
Dealing with increased appetite when taking steroids -
Breastfeeding a child on treatment -
Mouth and dental care ( Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dari, Hindi, Somali, Sudanese, Vietnamese) -
Contact with chickenpox or measles during cancer treatment -
Immunisation during cancer treatment ( Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dari, Hindi, Somali, Sudanese, Vietnamese) -
Social media resource
Health Professional Resources
Professional Development
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PICS Framework for continuing professional development for nurses working with children and adolescents with cancer (eLearning module) -
Emotional care and childhood cancer: a guide for health professionals (eLearning module) -
Late complications – Endocrinology (video) -
Late complications – Clinical neuropsychology (video) -
Late complications – Radiotherapy (video) -
Late complications and the need for long term follow-up care (video) -
Late complications – Nutrition (video) -
Late Complications - Social Work (video) -
Late Complications - The PICS Long Term Follow-up Program (video) -
Session 1: Allied Health Introduction to Paediatric Oncology (video) -
Session 2: Allied Health Introduction to Paediatric Oncology (video) -
Session 3: Allied Health Introduction to Paediatric Oncology (video) -
Session 4: Allied Health Introduction to Paediatric Oncology (video)
Paediatric Oncology Care Pathways (POCPs)
Service Frameworks
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Service capability framework - A guide for Victorian health services providing radiation therapy to children and adolescents with cancer (October 2015) -
Service Capability Framework- A guide for Victorian health services providing primary treatment and shared care to children and adolescents with cancer (May 2020) -
Multidisciplinary meeting framework - a guide for Victorian health services providing care to children and adolescents with cancer (June 2017) -
A compendium of evidence and framework for the delivery of neuropsychological services in paediatric cancer (September 2015)
Referral forms
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Long Term Follow-up Program referral template (word) -
Long Term Follow-up Program referral template (PDF)
Covid-19 Resources
COVID Resources
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Information brochure: Advice for returning to school -
Longterm Follow-up patient information and advice for COVID -
Cancer Oncology Group: COVID-19 Health Link -
COVID-19 Original Guidance and FAQ -
Haematology & Oncology COVID-19 -
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – Immunosuppressed patients and children -
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Children’s Cancer Centre (CCC) Advice to Children and Families
Annual Reports
Annual Reports
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