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Safe handling of hazardous medicines at home: Giving cut tablets

A guide on cutting and giving hazardous medicine tablets safely.

Safe handling of hazardous medicines at home: Giving whole tablets or capsules

A guide on giving hazardous medicine tablets or capsules safely.

Safe handling of hazardous medicines at home: Giving injectable medicine by mouth

A guide on preparing and giving injectable hazardous medicine safely by mouth.

Safe handling of hazardous medicines at home: Cutting and preparing tablets as a liquid

A guide on cutting, dissolving and giving hazardous medicine tablets safely.

Safe handling of hazardous medicines at home: Dissolving and giving whole tablets

A guide to dissolve and give whole tablets of hazardous medicine safely.

How does chemotherapy work?

Learn how chemotherapy works with this click-through animation that shows how chemotherapy affects cells in the body.

Safe handling of hazardous medicines at home: Mixing capsules with liquid or food

A guide on mixing hazardous medicine capsules with liquid or food safely.

Safe handling of hazardous medicines at home: Set up and clean up

Learn how to safely give and handle your child's hazardous medicines at home, including preparing the work area and cleaning up supplies.

Safe handling of hazardous medicines at home: Giving capsule solutions

A guide on dissolving and giving a portion of a hazardous medicine capsule safely.

Safe handling of hazardous medicines at home: Giving injectable medicine by mouth

A guide on preparing and giving injectable hazardous medicine safely by mouth.

Chemotherapy for brain tumours

Chemotherapy may be used to treat some types of brain tumours. Learn general information about how chemotherapy is given, how it works and coping with side effects.

Handling your medications

What is chemotherapy?

Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment. Learn about the different types of chemotherapy medications, how your health-care team decides which types to use, and the role of corticosteroids in cancer treatment.

Chemotherapy as an outpatient

Find out what happens when you receive chemotherapy as an outpatient, either in the hospital or taking medications at home.

Hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease

Your child needs to take a medicine called hydroxyurea. This information sheet explains what hydroxyurea does and how it is given to your child. It also explains what side effects, or problems, your child may have when they take this medicine.

Natural health products and cancer treatment

Learn about possible interactions between cancer treatments and natural health products

Medicines and side effects of a blood and marrow transplant

Learn about the medicines your child may take during a blood and marrow transplant.

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): chemotherapy phases

Learn what happens during each of the five phases of chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to care for your child at home after a treatment of intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma.

Chemotherapy for blood and marrow transplant

Learn about chemotherapy your child receives before the blood and marrow transplant.

Safe food handling and preparation after a blood and marrow transplant

Learn how to safely handle and prepare food for your child after a blood and marrow transplant.

Side effects of chemotherapy for brain tumours

An in-depth description of the potential side effects of chemotherapy for children suffering from brain tumours.

Safe handling of food after transplant

Good nutrition during leukemia treatment

Learn why good nutrition during leukemia is so important and how to manage nutritional side-effects of chemotherapy.