Waubonsee Community College

Childhood leukemia, a guide for families, friends & caregivers, Nancy Keene

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-487) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Childhood leukemia

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Nancy Keene

Childhood cancer guides

a guide for families, friends & caregivers

Approximately 3,300 children are diagnosed with leukemia in the United States each year. The illness and its treatment can have a devastating effect on family, friends, schoolmates, and the larger community. This book contains the information and support parents need during this difficult time. Author Nancy Keene provides parents and family members with: updates on treatment, including stem cell transplants, information about tailoring drugs dosages to children's genetic profiles, and methods for dealing with side effects; practical advice on how to cope with medical procedures, hospitalization, school, family, and financial issues; suggestions on ways to form a partnership with the medical team; stories from family members who have coped with leukemia and its treatments; resources for medical information, emotional support, and financial assistance; and a pull out medical record-keeper

Diagnosis -- Leukemia -- Telling your child and others -- Choosing a treatment -- Coping with procedures -- Forming a partnership with the medical team -- Hospitalization -- Venous catheters -- Chemotherapy -- Common side effects of chemotherapy -- Radiation therapy -- Family and friends -- Communication and behavior -- Siblings -- School -- Sources of support -- Nutrition -- Medical and financial record-keeping -- end of treatment and beyond -- Relapse -- Stem cell transplantation -- Death and bereavement -- Appendices. Blood counts and what they mean -- Resource organizations -- Books, websites, and videotapes