Ebook935 pages9 hours
Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers
By Anne Spurgeon and Nancy Keene
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
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.
Related to Childhood Cancer
Related ebooks
Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Practical Guide to Your Future Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Childhood Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors: A Guide for Families, Friends & Caregivers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mind to Heal: Creating Health and Wellness in the Midst of Disease Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEssential Physical Therapy Terminology: Navigating Physical Therapy Language Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFIBROMYALGIA: FROM PAIN TO FREEDOM Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Healing Touch: Keeping the Doctor-Patient Relationship Alive Under Managed Care Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Another Chance at Life: A Breast Cancer Survivor's Journey Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAtlas of Clinical Vascular Medicine Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBack Disorders, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Improvised Treatment Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Heart of Nursing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGanglion, (Gideon disease) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnderstanding the NICU: What Parents of Preemies and Other Hospitalized Newborns Need to Know Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChildhood Leukemia: A Guide for Families, Friends & Caregivers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Healing and Cancer: A Guide to Whole Person Care Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYour Child in the Hospital: A Practical Guide for Parents Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Grandfamily Guidebook: Wisdom and Support for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Empowered Healing: Creating Quality of Life While Journeying With Cancer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOwn Your Care: A Family Guide to Navigating Complex Illness, Changing Health, or Unexpected Prognosis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen Tumor Is the Rumor and Cancer Is the Answer: A Comprehensive Text for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients and Their Families Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsParenting Through Illness: Help for Familes When a Parent Is Seriously Ill Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJust Get Me Through This! - Revised and Updated Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Steps To Hope: A Practical Guide to Seeking the Best Possible Cancer Care Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHope for the Best, Plan for the Rest: 7 Keys for Navigating a Life-Changing Diagnosis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAll of Us Warriors: Cancer Stories of Survival and Loss Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen Parkinson’s Strikes Early: Voices, Choices, Resources and Treatment Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Parenting Your Parents: Straight Talk About Aging in the Family Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Critical Conditions: The Essential Hospital Guide To Get Your Loved One Out Alive Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Wellness For You
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Big Book of 30-Day Challenges: 60 Habit-Forming Programs to Live an Infinitely Better Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Illustrated Easy Way to Stop Drinking: Free At Last! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Best Oral Sex Ever - His Guide to Going Down Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lost Book of Simple Herbal Remedies: Discover over 100 herbal Medicine for all kinds of Ailment Inspired By Barbara O'Neill Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSex Hacks: Over 100 Tricks, Shortcuts, and Secrets to Set Your Sex Life on Fire Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Brain Hacks: 200+ Ways to Boost Your Brain Power Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When the Body Says No Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Happiness Makeover: Overcome Stress and Negativity to Become a Hopeful, Happy Person Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In the FLO: Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Healing Remedies Sourcebook: Over 1,000 Natural Remedies to Prevent and Cure Common Ailments Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhy We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How Am I Doing?: 40 Conversations to Have with Yourself Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Anna Lembke's Dopamine Nation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thinner Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Female Body Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The How Not to Diet Cookbook: 100+ Recipes for Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Reviews for Childhood Cancer
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Childhood Cancer - Anne Spurgeon
s2^ book_preview_excerpt.html ˒ɱ6*bH3ݒΑĶM6n$, ]Lt^
Ds6_zaEO2}Bۘfȸxs|Mbsao|ꛯ7_7oZw5Ǻkų>).B/kE.]\a.K|bam8E'a[t^c&.to<=wxx<9rBYFCh'sb-˫.n1L]}ZcX2.T~VU?uC>AXN^gwvE۸xi-mA^šzuMmS0mOEmݦ.= !ȰIL#\Ż ?9vl~t,5Ɗ|黽7z-w{yaBZ.>(^7N/mWzD"k0V:eS8{nd'ARPb-%E\\*;d[N3u|"7M2Ĺި'$ Sk?;]72iY]} qr[Y=nMB+dحn+סZij)C; ˞B8Q(gCf/w!.eOȤjɇӾ4iu)B; wٕǝR%V;Qƭ3ɔ\'(k"g&?[x*̎ǻڇ[ݛ81ԭ^k=|XKZ$lG>V;f۪[^p$[˼OA b"pbAU¨EE;(7@\ٮ頔YB_.d*RQuA8^7`enpMBai^yϜthzȻ+N7Bg9h8mU6Sؐ5xQ$.*ԱՔ-1@;݁Mu^g7;̉U6ctkXq}m!?,Y0m_Qb߬(3 3M3[^E攋 k\wa-Nd?DЃ\Kx8trcЫBP/_d]pT'ꄇ$j;ܡjAђ~³rʉc'\ @TB&t2Iʯ3<@dA]Sˈ`Y*\o"?s1:KsCy]Ebr?BUNSZ$!s$ݏ:u[I-A%jHVG#ёhֱ Wz]<"Domc8'%Ր-ĝ;p}A!yīk'd6LYClOi|BV:Ɯ|!f*V8pBA=[8d:L"ꑜ,JeORtk١NKHuAuNDzKR݅#_}Tk318@Iv`MqVP- mXEᱺFy#UwRfXlE`QaiDjJkpchrVzjZ%CУa(^mctM}m]G 76Pzh@>I%u6`e/#NeDUڅfc]aWUn)ՇCCz-J"gBfI)\X'G}aIH,hX8/ ; dĻQ_Դ㝨+m4a%ܙ9셷/m&rbbpU8[8nH
֔M
e.00N sVi*M7R1W[Um0!EZg8ufJ
hBi0ذ1ʱgUzXTk >ȂM zO^zDN+QEF88ULP1X ]Lw1bfiD}ğ7c+}SL}ĩS>+
KӟTlER3amź̖iigTΞWG߅Y*6tf?sQ%Hqwo&qD|,~ih{C~,h)Sm_ò͊큲S+dQ0j6P>'p
U!"ŰߑW1-ex@Eiy+\Y5~i kDN0㯰9,ϋ{OpjߒҋFeXaULT\w}̴{pvCwbLd;ij+AOfFa߉@*l:̨#t-s; E/䆁^8`XD`^p?V۾9vƴLV[aM{Hp41@쒉 YE )K7qk)tܿɝ'(:i'TVؘ4'&miӗ;Cē~x>{9&{(CL(7W?${\vi>^-^o);^t; wQ,N>z>bqGaM:2 S|=:.^/Kb}{Q0zQte\aJ
xs#tF$zEY֢B,]/㧜
iw="ue _N3rC<>`G?Īz~U!mDn2xjeWgdɉx:FF1jWCkrNXӭpUOcE(2@[c>X/W۱~-|Euq#sU++vl
Aho5H# 8!߉|Q~F^u~n|bzN>u{&[!"0"{X0+l7/VRxSE5g2bw &D
/Ν.8nR