Support & Counseling
The Cancer Resource Center has a list of support groups, counselors, and other organizations dealing with parenting with cancer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Please contact the Cancer Resource Center, 415.885.3693, for the most updated list.

Library Materials
The following materials are available for a two-week loan period at the Cancer Resource Center. You can also purchase them online or at any major bookstore.

How to Help Children through a Parent's Serious Illness
by Kathleen McCue, MA, CCLS. St. Martin's Press, 1994.

My Daddy's Cancer
by Cindy Klein Cohen, MS, CCLS. Promise Publications, 1999.

My Mommy Has Cancer
by Carolyn Stearns Parkinson. Park Press, 1991.

Our Family Has Cancer, Too!
by Christine Clifford. Pfeifer Hamilton Publishers, 1998.

The Paper Chain
by Claire Blake, Eliza Blanchard and Kathy Parkinson. Health Press, 1998.

Talking about Death
by Earl Grollman. Beacon Press, 1990.

When Eric's Mom Fought Cancer
by Judith Vigna. Albert Whitman & Company, 1993.

When a Parent Has Cancer: A Guide for Caring for Your Children
by Wendy Schlessel Harpham, MD. HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1997.

When Someone Has a Very Serious Illness
by Marge Heegaard. Woodland Press, 1991.

Talking About Your Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Cope
by Fox Chase Cancer Center (video).

For additional information or resources, please visit the Cancer Resource Center at 1600 Divisadero Street on the first floor, or call at 415.885.3693. The information in this publication is designed for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice of your physician or health care provider, as each patient's circumstances are individual. We encourage you to discuss with your physician any questions and concerns that you may have.