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My Child Has Cancer A Parent's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival

Della L. Howell

Book Code: C9601

ISBN: 0-275-99601-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99601-7

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216 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 3/30/2008

List Price: $39.95 (UK Sterling Price: £22.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: The Praeger Series on Healing and Managing Injury and Disease

Description: They are four words that can terrify any parent to the core: Your child has cancer. Each year, more than 13,000 children and teenagers in the United States are diagnosed with cancer. The shock and demands of that diagnosis can be overwhelming for the parents, children, family members, and friends, as they face the emotions along with the need to understand what the diagnosis means, what treatments are available and which are right for them. In this book, there is support for all. Written by a specialist in Pediatric Oncology who is herself a cancer patient as well as the mother of three young children, this guide offers clearly stated and comprehensive information about the cancers that strike our youngest. Dr. Howell explains the 12 types of childhood cancer, with leukemias and tumors of the brain and nervous system most common. She tells us what the overall prognosis is, and how cancers affect children differently than they do adults, as well as what little is known about the causes, and she details the controversies on that subject. Howell explains common procedures and tests before, during, and after therapy, as well as the potential side effects. This compassionate physician does not ignore the vitally important issues of emotion--how to find the calm and strength to help the child or teen and be his or her best advocate, how to tell the child the diagnosis, what questions to anticipate, and how to deal with other family members and friends.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Chapter 1: What Is Cancer and How Does It Affect Children Differently than Adults?
Chapter 2: The Types of Cancer That Affect Children, Part I Leukemia
Chapter 3: The Types of Cancer That Affect Children, Part II Lymphoma
Chapter 4: The Types of Cancer That Affect Children, Part III Brain Tumors, Neuroblastoma, and Kidney Tumors
Chapter 5: The Types of Cancer That Affect Children, Part IV Bone Tumors and Muscle Tumors
Chapter 6: The Types of Cancer That Affect Children, Part V Rare Pediatric Cancer Diagnoses
Chapter 7: Telling the Child: When, How, and the Questions He or She May Ask
Chapter 8: Procedures at Diagnosis, in Therapy and After Therapy: An Overview
Chapter 9: Chemotherapy and Taking Medicines
Chapter 10: Radiation Therapy
Chapter 11: Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplants
Chapter 12: Common Side Effects during and after Treatment
Chapter 13: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer
Chapter 14: Choosing among Potential Treatments
Chapter 15: Understanding the Medical System and Questioning Authority; Knowing Who to Trust
Chapter 16: Understanding Clinical Trials, Coping with Guinea Pig Concerns
Chapter 17: Asking Questions, Finding Answers: Why Did This Happen to Our Family? Will My Child Lead a Normal Life? How Does Cancer Affect My Childs Future as an Adult?
Chapter 18: Helping Family Members and Friends Deal with the Diagnosis
Chapter 19: When Cancer Treatments Stop Working: Dealing with the Death of a Child
Conclusion
Appendix: Resources for Children, Adolescents, and Parents Dealing with Pediatric Cancer

LC Card Number: 2007048298

LCC Class: RC281

Dewey Class: 618


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