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Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Practical Guide to Your Future
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Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Practical Guide to Your Future

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More than 325,000 children, teens, and adults in the United States are survivors of childhood cancer. The surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and stem cell transplants used to cure children can affect growing bodies and developing minds. If survivors know of these potential problems, they can take steps to identify, cope with, or treat them early if they do develop.

The third edition of Childhood Cancer Survivors charts the territory for survivors by providing state-of-the-art information about: " Medical late effects from treatment " Emotional aspects of surviving cancer " Schedules for follow-up care " Challenges in the heath-care system " Lifestyle choices to maximize health " Discrimination in employment or insurance

Woven throughout the text are stories from more than 100 survivors and parents. Authors Keene, Hobbie, and Ruccione are experts in the field of childhood cancer. Keene is the mother of a survivor of childhood leukemia and the author of several books including Childhood Leukemia, Childhood Cancer, Educating the Child with Cancer, and Chemo, Craziness Comfort. Hobbie is Associate Director of the Cancer Survivorship Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Ruccione is Co-Director of the HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Psychosocial and Education) Program in the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

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Release dateMar 1, 2014
ISBN9781941089132
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Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Practical Guide to Your Future
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Nancy Keene

Nancy Keene is the author of several books on childhood cancer. Her 21-year-old daughter was diagnosed with high-risk leukemia at age 3. Nancy was the first chair of the patient advocacy committee of the Children's Oncology Group, a research organization of pediatric cancer specialists from hospitals across the United States, Canada, and Australia. She is a popular speaker at professional and family conferences on childhood cancer and medical communication.

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    My daughter has been battling leukemia for the last 4 years, so I have been reading this book to get a better idea of what might face her in the future. This is not a book that you sit down and read in one sitting. It is more a reference book. Throughout the book, there are quotes from cancer survivors and their parents. I enjoy reading about their experiences in their own words.