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Childhood cancer, a parent's guide to solid tumor cancers, Anne Spurgeon and Nancy Keene

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Childhood cancer, a parent's guide to solid tumor cancers, Anne Spurgeon and Nancy Keene

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Childhood cancer

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Anne Spurgeon and Nancy Keene

Series statement

Childhood cancer guides

Sub title

a parent's guide to solid tumor cancers

Summary

COPING WITH ILLNESS & SPECIFIC CONDITIONS. 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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Parent's guide to solid tumor cancers

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