References

References used in the preparation of this book can be found in the following publications - For detailed citation click here.

Addiction
American Journal of Epidemiology
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Journal of Public Health
Archives of Disease of Childhood
Bioelectromagnetics
British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition)
Cancer
Cancer Causes and Control
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention (American Association of Cancer Research)
Cancer Research
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine
Environmental Health Perspectives
Epidemiologic Reviews
European Journal of Cancer
Hematological Oncology
Human and Experimental Toxicology
IARC
International Journal of Cancer
Journal of Critical Pathology
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing
Journal of Occupational Medicine
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Leukemia
Medical and Pediatric Oncology
Medical and Pediatric Oncology
Medical Hypothesises
Neuroepidemiology
Nutrition and Cancer
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
Paediatric Neurosurgery
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Public Health Nutrition
The Journal of Reproductive Medicine
The Journal of Urology
The New England Journal of Medicine
Trends in Microbiology
UKCCS (UK Childhood Cancer Study)

WHY?

Why in my brain?
It caused me so much pain.
Why in my head?
Perhaps somewhere else instead.
Why in my brain?
We tried a fluid drain.

I just want to walk like you.
I’ve had enough now, haven’t you too?

Poem from Sophie Pollock who lost her battle with cancer in 2007.

Things you can do on Difficult Days

Talk about the child who has died.
Write a letter to him/her.
Eat his/her favourite food.
Watch a video of him/her.
Wear one of his/her clothes like a scarf.
Light a candle.
Look at photos.
Listen to his/her favourite music.
Visit the grave.
Cry, laugh, scream.
Release a balloon with a message.

Some tips for parents and siblings.

What’s the Point?

What’s the point of eyes,
If you’re not here to see?
What’s the point of ears,
If you cannot hear me?
Every sense on my body,
Useless as a broken toy,
What’s the point of beauty,
If you cannot enjoy?

Cry of a parent - by JK.