| Description |
xxiii, 534 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Pediatric oncology |
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Pediatric oncology
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| Contents |
Introduction / W. Archie Bleyer ... [et al.] -- History of adolescent oncology / Cameron K. Tebbi -- Epidemiology and etiology of cancer in adolescents and young adults / Jillian M. Birch and W. Archie Bleyer -- Access to care before and during therapy / Karen H. Albritton and Tim Eden -- Older adolescents and young adults with cancer, and clinical trials: lack of participation and progress in North America / W. Archie Bleyer, Troy Budd, and Michael Montello -- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia / James Nachman, Giuseppe Masera, and W. Archie Bleyer -- Acute myelogenous leukemia / Ursula Creutzig and William G. Woods -- Hodgkin lymphoma / Tanya M. Trippett ... [et al.] -- Non-hodgkin lymphoma / Catherine Patte, W. Archie Bleyer, and Mitchell S. Cairo -- Central nervous system tumors in adolescents and young adults / David A. Walker ... [et al.] -- Soft-tissue sarcomas / Karen H. Albritton, Andrea Ferrari, and Michela Casanova -- Bone sarcomas / Michael S. Isakoff ... [et al.] -- Malignancies of the ovary / Jubilee Brown, Thomas Olson, and Susan Sencer -- Testicuar tumors / John W. Cullen and Robert Fallon -- Non-germ-cell genitourinary tract tumors / Michael Leahy and W. Archie Bleyer -- Thyroid cancer / Steven G. Waguespack and Samuel A. Wells -- Malignant melanoma / Cynthia E. Herzog, W. Archie Bleyer, and Alberto S. Pappo -- Breast cancer / Marianne Phillips, Banu Arun, and W. Archie Bleyer -- Liver tumors / Marcio H. Malogolowkin, Arthur Zimmermann, and Jack Plaschkes -- Colorectal cancer / Wayne L. Furman, D. Ashley Hill, and Michael LaQuaglia -- Models of care and specialized units / Ian Lewis and Sue Morgan -- Drug compliance by adolescent and young adult cancer patients: challenges for the physician / Benjamin Gesundheit ... [et al.] -- Psychological support for adolescents and young adults / Christine Eiser and Aura Kuperberg -- Psychosocial support / Brad J. Zebrack, Mark A. Chesler, and Anthony Penn -- Health-related quality of life / Ernest R. Katz ... [et al.] -- Rehabilitation and exercise / Marilyn J. Wright -- Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: late effects of treatment / Smita Bhatia ... [et al.] -- Ethical issues for the adolescent and young adult cancer patient: assent and end-of-life care / Susan Shurin and Eric Kodish -- Access to care after therapy / Karen E. Kinahan ... [et al.] -- Future health of survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer / Melissa M. Hudson and Kevin C. Oeffinger -- Information and resources for young adults and adolescents with cancer / David R. Freyer and Leonard J. Mattano -- Making ends meet: financial issues from the perspectives of patients and their healthcare team / David R. Freyer and Ronald D. Barr -- Challenges and opportunities - the way ahead / W. Archie Bleyer ... [et al.] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Adolescent medicine.
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Pediatrics.
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Oncology.
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Epidemiology.
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Cancer in adolescence.
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Cancer in children.
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| Author |
Bleyer, W. Archie, 1943-
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Barr, Ronald D.
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| LC no. |
2007930206 |
| ISBN |
9783540408420 alkaline paper |
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3540408428 alkaline paper |
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