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Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers
Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers
Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers
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Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers

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Each year more than 6,000 children and teens in the United States are diagnosed with a solid tumor (e.g., kidney tumor, liver tumor, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma, or sarcoma). The illnesses and their treatments can have devastating effects on family, friends, schoolmates, and the larger community. This newly updated edition contains essential information families need during this difficult time. It includes descriptions of the newest treatments, such as computer-assisted surgery, tandem stem cell transplants, and targeted therapies as well as practical advice about how to cope with diagnosis, medical procedures, hospitalization, school, and finances. Woven throughout the text are true storiespractical, poignant, moving, funnyfrom more than 100 children with cancer, their siblings, and their parents.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 1, 2016
ISBN9781941089934
Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers

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