Childhood Cancer
eBook - ePub

Childhood Cancer

A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Childhood Cancer

A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers

About this book

Each year more than 6,000 children and teens in the United States are diagnosed with a solid tumor (e.g., kidney tumor, liver tumor, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma, or sarcoma). The illnesses and their treatments can have devastating effects on family, friends, schoolmates, and the larger community. This newly updated edition contains essential information families need during this difficult time. It includes descriptions of the newest treatments, such as computer-assisted surgery, tandem stem cell transplants, and targeted therapies as well as practical advice about how to cope with diagnosis, medical procedures, hospitalization, school, and finances. Woven throughout the text are true stories–practical, poignant, moving, funny–from more than 100 children with cancer, their siblings, and their parents. 

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. Diagnosis
  8. 2. Bone Sarcomas
  9. 3. Liver Cancers
  10. 4. Neuroblastoma
  11. 5. Retinoblastoma
  12. 6. Soft Tissue Sarcomas
  13. 7. Kidney Tumors
  14. 8. Telling Your Child and Others
  15. 9. Choosing a Treatment
  16. 10. Coping with Procedures
  17. 11. Forming a Partnership with the Medical Team
  18. 12. Hospitalization
  19. 13. Venous Catheters
  20. 14. Surgery
  21. 15. Chemotherapy
  22. 16. Common Side Effects of Treatment
  23. 17. Radiation Therapy
  24. 18. Stem Cell Transplantation
  25. 19. Siblings
  26. 20. Family and Friends
  27. 21. Communication and Behavior
  28. 22. School
  29. 23. Sources of Support
  30. 24. Nutrition
  31. 25. Medical and Financial Record-keeping
  32. 26. End of Treatment and Beyond
  33. 27. Recurrence
  34. 28. Death and Bereavement
  35. A. Blood Tests and What They Mean
  36. B. Resource Organizations
  37. C. Books, Websites, and Support Groups