Children with Cancer A Comprehensive Reference Guide for Parents

Name: Children with Cancer A Comprehensive Reference Guide for Parents
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ISBN: 9780195147391

ISBN-10: 0195147391

ISBN-13: 9780195147391

Edition: 2nd 2010 (Revised)

Authors: Jeanne Munn Bracken, Pruden Pruden

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Written by a reference librarian whose child has survived cancer, this book pulls together a wealth of up-to-date information essential for any layman who wants to help a child or family through this ordeal--including grandparents and other relatives, friends, neighbors, teachers, andclergymen. Doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals will also find the book a valuable resource. Children can and do survive cancer; the last decade has seen enormous strides in treatment. Children With Cancer will help patients and their families to be educated consumers--to search outthe best care available as well as to live each day under care to the fullest. The information ranges from…

Book details

List price: $38.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/6/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.61" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English




What We're Up Against: The Disease



Introduction



Genetics of Childhood Cancer



Leukemia



Lymphoma



Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma



Neuroblastoma



Wilms Tumor



Bone Cancers



Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors



Retinoblastoma



Soft Tissue Sarcomas



Germ Cell Tumors



Testicular Cancer



Rare Cancers of Childhood



What we can do about Childhood Cancer: The Treatments



Introduction to Childhood Cancer Therapy



Surgery



Radiation



Chemotherapy



Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplants



New and Experimental Treatments



Alternative and Complementary Treatments



Supporting the Child Through Therapy



How to Cope



Emotional Aspects of Childhood Cancer



Siblings, Other Family, and Friends



Handling Medical Problems at Home



Money Matters



The Patient at the Clinic and in the Hospital



Rights and Responsibilities



The Patient at School



The Adolescent Cancer Patient



The Survivors



Death



Using the Internet


Appendices



Clinics and Local Organizations in the United States and Canada



Organizations in the United States and Canada



Organizations and Clinics Outside the United States



Medical Tests


Bibliography


Glossary


Index