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

by Spurgeon, Anne

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Childhood Cancer Guides, c2016.

618.92994 S772c

Cancer in children

9781941089903 (pbk.)

1941089909 (pbk.)

xxi, 549 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Revision of: Childhood cancer / Honna Janes-Hodder & Nancy Keene. 2002. 2nd ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Diagnosis -- Bone sarcomas -- Liver cancers -- Neuroblastoma -- Retinoblastoma -- Soft tissue sarcomas -- Kidney tumors -- Telling your child and others -- Choosing a treatment -- Coping with procedures -- Forming a partnership with the medical team -- Hospitalization -- Venous catheters -- Surgery -- Chemotherapy -- Common side effects of treatment -- Radiation therapy -- Stem cell transplantation -- Siblings -- Family and friends -- Communications and behavior -- School -- Sources of support -- Nutrition -- Medical and financial record-keeping -- End of treatment and beyond -- Recurrence -- Death and bereavement -- Appendices: Blood tests and what they mean ; Resource organizations ; Books, websites, and support groups.

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