Description
Revised Updated Edition
Jeanne Munn Bracken
- Full of important information for parents of children combating cancer
- Knowledgeable, compassionate voice of author with first hand experience with this difficult disease
- A comprehensive road map for families of children diagnosed with various malignancies
New to this Edition:
- Statistics and information on cancer treatments and therapies have been revised and updated
- Resource lists have been updated
- A new section on using the internet as a resource has been added
Table of Contents
Section I: What we’re up against: the diseases
1. Introduction
2. Genetics of childhood cancer
3. Leukemia
4. Lymphoma
5. Hodgkin Disease
6. Neuroblastoma
7. Wilm 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 (including HIV/AIDS related cancers)
Section II: What we can do about childhood cancer: the treatments
15. Introduction: where to seek treatment; clinical trials
16. Surgery
17. Radiation
18. Chemotherapy
19. Bone marrow and stem cell transplants
20. New and experimental therapies
21. Alternative and complementary therapies
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 in the clinic and the hospital
28. Rights and responsibilities
29. The patient in school
30. The adolescent cancer patient
31. The survivors
32. Death
Section IV: Where to go for help
33. Introduction
34. Internet
35. International, National and Regional organizations
36. U. S. Clinics
37. International clinics
Appendix: Medical tests
Glossary of terms
Index
