| Edition |
Fifth edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 476 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [439]-462) and index. |
| Contents |
Diagnosis -- Overview of leukemia childhood -- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia -- Acute myeloid leukemia -- Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia -- Chronic myelogenous leukemia -- Telling your child and others -- Choosing a treatment -- Coping with procedures -- Forming a partnership with the medical team -- Hospitalization -- Venous catheters -- Chemotherapy and other medications -- Common side effects of treatment -- Radiation therapy -- Stem cell transplantation -- Siblings -- Family and friends -- Communication and behavior -- School -- Sources of support -- Nutrition -- Insurance, record-keeping, and financial assistance -- End of treatment and beyond -- Relapse -- Death and bereavement. |
| Summary |
The go-to guide for families of children with leukemia. Reviewed by renowned experts, it contains up-to-date medical information along with practical advice and poignant stories from more than 150 families of children with leukemia. Definitive, comprehensive and easy to read. |
| Subject |
Childhood Leukemia.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Keene, Nancy. Childhood leukemia. Fifth edition. Bellingham, WA : Childhood Cancer Guides, [2018] 9781941089064 (DLC) 2017032121 |
| ISBN |
9781941089040 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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1941089046 |
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