The CURE Parent/Child Handbook is provided to parents of children who are being treated for cancer or blood-disorders at Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong. This valuable resource has been recommended to families around the country and in Canada.

Since its first printing in 1977, the CURE Childhood Cancer Association Parent/Child Handbook has proven to be a valuable resource for families who have a child that has been diagnosed with cancer. Now in its 8th revision, the Handbook is designed to be a comprehensive resources for families. It contains medical as well as community and support information as well as a listing of helpful web sites. Approximately 75  to 100 handbooks are distributed to families each year.

Tom Burke was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1996. He had chemotherapy , surgery and radiation to remove the tumor.  In 1998, Tom learned the malignancy was in his liver. Tom was a hero and a source of strength for many friends, teachers, students, parishioners, nurses and doctors. Most of all he was a hero to his family. This is what his mother had to say about the CURE Parent/Child Handbook.

"Two CURE Parent Advocates brought us a wonderful notebook that I carried with me everywhere. I never left the house without that book for the next two years.  It gave me information on everything from nutrition to doctors phone numbers! CURE updates the handbook on a regular basis, so when families get it, they receive current information as well as answers to frequently asked questions such as what to do when your child has a fever - and all the other information the doctors tell you but is so hard to retain..” Kathryn Burke