Children with Cancer: A Comprehensive Reference Guide for Parents: A Comprehensive Reference Guide for Parents provides invaluable information to help families dealing with a child who has cancer. Medical and psychological aspects of childhood cancer are addressed, and the author provides many tips on helping children through the entire process of diagnosis and treatment. Equally important, the book includes resources to help families to cope with the emotional difficulties that may arise. The format of the book works very well, with sections on the different types of childhood cancers, treatments that are currently offered, and advice on coping with various medical conditions. The introductory chapter addresses the main concerns that most parents and families have: identifying the types of cancer that affect children and learning about the causes of childhood cancer. Each type of cancer has sections that include information on symptoms, rate of incidence, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and prognosis. The author is the parent of a child with a solid tumor cancer. Her child is a long-term survivor, and the book includes a chapter on childhood cancer survivors, including information on rehabilitation, chemotherapy drugs, radiation, and side effects. The book also includes a chapter that addresses the possibility of a child's death. Vitally important subjects concerning pain management and palliative care are extensively covered. Also, there are chapters that address the subject of how to deal with the feelings of siblings and adolescent cancer patients. This book's author is a retired reference librarian, which is evidenced by the excellent references included in the many bibliographies and appendixes. There is information on clinical trials that concern childhood cancer therapy, as well as pediatric hospitals and other organizations that belong to the Children's Oncology Group (COG), both in the United States and internationally. Explanations of medical tests used for diagnosing and treating childhood cancer, and a medical glossary are also featured. It would be beneficial to have a yearly updated edition of Children with Cancer because pediatric oncology research discovers new treatments frequently. A number of print and online sources in the “Further Resources” sections and chapters would need to be updated often. But this book still serves as an invaluable resource for the parent of a child with cancer, because the author manages to comb through all of the information that is increasingly available online. It is an excellent addition to any health sciences library but is an essential part of the collection of pediatric hospital libraries.