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  • Words to Know (Cancer Glossary) for Kids


    Check out our cancer glossary for lots of easy-to-read definitions.

  • Words to Know for Kids With Cancer for Kids


    This section has easy-to-understand definitions of some key cancer terms.

  • Chemotherapy for Kids


    Chemotherapy is a big word for treatment with medicines used to help people who have cancer. This medicine kills the cancer cells that are making the person sick.

  • What Are Islet Cells? for Kids


    The pancreas contains clusters of cells that make hormones. These clusters are known as islets.

  • What Are Immunizations? for Kids


    This is the long word for what most kids know as vaccines.

  • What's Tinnitus? for Kids


    Ring, ring, ring! It's not the phone — it's the word for a ringing sound in the ears.

  • What Is Chemotherapy? for Kids


    Chemotherapy is the use of special medicines to treat cancer.

  • What Is Hyperglycemia? for Kids


    Glucose (a type of sugar) is the body's main energy source. Hyperglycemia occurs when the levels get too high.

  • What Is Hypoglycemia? for Kids


    Glucose (a type of sugar) is the body's main energy source. Hypoglycemia occurs when the levels get too low.

  • What's an Optician? for Kids


    An optician is the person you see when you go to buy your glasses that were prescribed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist.