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Advocacy: Be sure to check Candlelighters' web site (www.candlelighters.org ) for the latest national childhood cancer awareness events.

Child Cancer Tooth Study: The Radiation and Public Health Project's (RPHP) Baby Teeth Study has a special study ongoing to compare average radiation levels in children with cancer to those of healthy children. They are collecting baby teeth from chidren with cancer to test for radiation concentration. They are requesting baby teeth from children who have had radiation in the course of their treatments for cancer. To learn more about this project and how to help by donating a baby tooth, visit the RPHP web site: www.radiation.org/projects

Gardening: Most of us realize that pesticides/herbicides are questionable for those who have sensitivities to toxic things, but did you know that in Nova Scotia more than a year ago a law was passed banning the use of all pesticides within 50 meters of any public facility or school? With our precious children in mind, it might be good to check out how to garden without resorting to toxins. The products on Garden's Alive web site are a good, safe substitute for traditional products. Check
out: www.gardensalive.com.

Tax Tips: For helpful ideas about medical tax deductions, visit our Ask the Experts sections.

Free Videos: For our teenagers there are three good videos available to you and your families free of charge from the Starbright Foundation. Plastic Eggs or Something? is a video about communicating with hospital staff to make your stay as comfortable as possible when you are dealing with a serious illness; What am I - Chopped Liver? is about communicating with your doctor and staying involved in your treatment. Back to School helps teens prepare for returning to school with a chronic illness.

To order one of these Videos with Attitude call: 1-800-315-2580 ext. 3.

Starbright Explorer Series
Also available free to kids and teens with serious illness from Starbright is a series of interactive CD:ROMs that teach about medical conditions. Included in this series is:

• Blood Tests: Exploring Our Incredible Blood
• Uncovering the Mysteries of Bone Marrow: Aspiration & Biopsy
• Spinal Tap: Discovering the Secrets of Spinal Fluid
  
  

Free to families of children with cancer:

Hip Hats!
The Childhood Leukemia Foundation will provide Hiphats free to children under 21 years of age who are being treated for cancer. A Hiphat is a custom-made hat with human hair attached. For a photo gallery of these hats see the catalog at www.hip-hat.com. Call 1-877-477-4287, toll free, for more information.

Books: The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation has published the following books that are free to families of children with cancer:

• Educating the Child with Cancer
• Know Before You Go: The Childhood Cancer Journey
• Guide to Bone Marrow Transplants in Children
• Chemo, Craziness & Comfort: My Book About Childhood Cancer.
• The Amazing Hannah: Look at Everything I can Do!

Call 1-800-366-CCCF to place your order.

Resource Guide: The Children's Brain Tumor Foundation (CBTF) has made a resource guide available free to all families:

A Resource Guide for Parents of Children with Brain or Spinal Cord Tumors

Call1-212-448-9494 to order your copy.