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" Children with cancer : "
Jeanne Munn Bracken.
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BL
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972066
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b726436
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| Main Entry
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Bracken, Jeanne Munn.
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| Title & Author
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Children with cancer : : a reference guide for parents /\ Jeanne Munn Bracken.
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| Edition Statement
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Rev. & updated ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2010.
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1 online resource (xv, 569 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0195147391
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: 0199774226
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: 9780195147391
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: 9780199774227
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Section I: What we're up against: the diseases -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Genetics of childhood cancer -- 3. Leukemia -- 4. Lymphoma -- 5. Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma -- 6. Neuroblastoma -- 7. Wilms tumor -- 8. Bone cancers -- 9. Brain and central nervous system tumors -- 10. Retinoblastoma 11. Soft tissue sarcoma -- 12. Germ cell tumors -- 13. Testicular cancer -- 14. Rare cancers of childhood -- Section II: What we can do about childhood cancer: the treatments -- 15. Introduction to childhood cancer therapy -- 16. Surgery -- 17. Radiation -- 18. Chemotherapy -- 19. Bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplants -- 20. New and experimental treatments -- 21. Alternative and complementary treatments -- 22. Supporting the child through therapy -- Section III: How to cope -- 23. Emotional aspects of childhood cancer -- 24. Siblings, other family, and friends -- 25. Handling medical problems at home -- 26. Money matters -- 27. The patient at the clinic and in the hospital -- 28. Rights and responsibilities -- 29. The patient at school -- 30. The adolescent cancer patient -- 31. The survivors -- 32. Death -- 33. Using the internet -- Appendices: (A) Clinics and local organizations in the United States and Canada -- (B) Organizations in the United States and Canada -- (C) Organizations and clinics outside the United States -- (D) Medical tests -- Glossary of terms and common abbreviations.
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"Children with Cancer draws together a wealth of up-to-date information essential for anyone who wishes to help a child or family through this ordeal--including relatives, friends, teachers, and clergymen, as well as doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals"--Provided by publisher
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Cancer in children, Popular works.
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Adolescent.
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Child.
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Infant.
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Neoplasms.
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Cancer in children.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Children's Health.
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MEDICAL-- Pediatrics.
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| Dewey Classification
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618.92/994
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RC281.C4B73 2010eb
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QZ 201B797c 2010
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