| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 198 pages) |
| Series |
Praeger series on healing and managing injury and disease |
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Praeger series on healing and managing injury and disease
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| Contents |
Series Foreword; Introduction; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Cancer and Children; Chapter 2: Types of Cancer, Part I -- Leukemia; Chapter 3: Types of Cancer, Part II -- Lymphoma; Chapter 4: Types of Cancer, Part III -- Brain Tumors, Neuroblastoma, and Kidney Tumors; Chapter 5: Types of Cancer, Part IV -- Bone Tumors and Muscle Tumors; Chapter 6: Types of Cancer, Part V -- Rare Pediatric Cancer Diagnoses; Chapter 7: Telling the Child; Chapter 8: Procedures at Diagnosis, in Therapy, and After Therapy; Chapter 9: Chemotherapy and Taking Medicines; Chapter 10: Radiation Therapy |
| Summary |
A pediatric cancer specialist, herself a cancer patient and the mother of three young children, guides parents through the process of diagnosis, choosing treatments, maximizing recovery potential, and learning to cope |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-190) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cancer in children -- Popular works
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MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health.
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Cancer in children
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780275996024 |
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0275996026 |
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