| Edition |
Third edition. |
| Description |
xx, 412 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The prevention of infection -- Immunization -- The management of fever and neutropenia -- Blood component therapy -- Hemorrhagic and thrombotic complications -- Hematopoietic growth factors -- Monitoring and management of drug toxicity -- The management of drug extravasation -- Side effects of radiation therapy -- Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting -- The management of pain -- Oncologic emergencies -- Nutritional support -- Mouth care -- Central venous access -- The sexually mature young adult patient with cancer -- Care of the hematopoietic stem cell transplant patient after leaving the transplant center -- Psychosocial care -- Recognition, prevention, and remediation of burnout in pediatric oncology staff -- Complementary and alternative medicine in pediatric oncology -- Palliative care. |
| Subject |
Cancer in children.
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Cancer in adolescence.
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Neoplasms -- therapy.
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Child.
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Infant.
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| Added Author |
Altman, Arnold J.
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Children's Oncology Group.
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| ISBN |
0801879094 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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9780801879098 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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