Medulloblastoma is the most common form of brain cancer among children. Learn more about medulloblastoma symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.
Learn how children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are treated.
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.
Cells in the mouth can be affected by chemotherapy and radiation to the head and neck area. Learn how to help your child avoid infection with good mouth care.
Learn what a blood and marrow transplant is, and where blood stem cells come from.
Learn about the different types of treatment for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Learn how chemotherapy works with this click-through animation that shows how chemotherapy affects cells in the body.
Ewing sarcoma is a type of cancer that can start in bone and sometimes soft tissue. It is most commonly found in children, teens and young adults. Learn about the signs and symptoms and how it is diagnosed and treated.
An in-depth discussion of chemotherapy for children suffering from various types of brain tumours.
Learn about different brain tumors including pituitary adenoma, schwannoma, meningioma, and PNETs. Trusted answers from The Hospital for Sick Children.
Learn about chemotherapy your child receives before the blood and marrow transplant.
An in-depth look at treatment possibilities for other tumour types such as a pituitary adenoma, a schwannoma, a meningioma, and PNETs.
Detailed information on the effects that brain tumour treatment may have on a child's fertility and pubertal development.
Learn how chemotherapy for acute childhood leukemias is administered and possible side effects children receiving chemotherapy may experience.
Learn how cold therapy of the mouth (oral cryotherapy) is used during cancer treatment or blood and marrow transplant to prevent oral mucositis.
Learn about possible interactions between cancer treatments and natural health products
This page describes the use of chemotherapy for rhabdoid tumours.
This page describes what is involved in the treatment of rhabdoid tumours.
Understanding the diagnosis of a brain tumour is necessary to choose the most effective treatment for your child. Find out about the different categories of brain tumours, staging and grading.
An in-depth description of the potential side effects of chemotherapy for children suffering from brain tumours.
Learn how treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) can cause neurocognitive changes in your child, such as learning difficulties.
Learn what happens during chemotherapy phases for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
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.
Learn what intra-arterial chemotherapy is and how it is done.
