Children with Cancer A Comprehensive Reference Guide for Parents Jeanne Munn Bracken 1986/R74d7 PB

Written honestly, yet in a reassuring tone, by a reference librarian whose child survived cancer, this study 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

Provides the first comprehensive guide to childhood cancer written expressly for the layperson

Describes, in clear terms, the whole range of childhood cancers and how they affect the child

Examines available treatments, including conventional and experimental therapies

Offers practical information on caring for the child and how to cope with the changes this diagnosis will bring to the entire family

Contains an appendix of common medical tests and a glossary of terms that parents are likely to hear in the hospital

Provides comprehensive lists of organizations, clinics, and cancer centers to contact for medical and emotional support

ISBN: 0195056590
Format: Paperback
Pages: 407
Book Condition: New / Unread
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Copyright: 1986 by Jeanne Munn Bracken
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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