Reflecting the numerous changes in many areas of diagnosis, treatment, and supportive interventions in the field, Cancer in Children and Young People provides a contemporary approach to the treatement of cancer in children. Featuringsections on chemotherapy, palliative care, stem cell transplantation, and radiotherapy, the text includes section/chapter-ending brief commentaries by an experienced practitioner, that highlights what is already known and what the section/chapter adds to our current knowledge and practice. INDICE: Chapter 1: Principles of chemotherapy. Chapter 2: Chemotherapy agents. Chapter 3: Administration of chemotherapy. Chapter 4: Side effects of chemotherapy and supportive. Chapter 5: Oncological emergencies. Chapter 6: Future trends. Commentary: Chemotherapy section. Section 2: Haematopoetic Stem CellTransplantation. Chapter 7: Background to HSCT procedure. Chapter 8: Preparation for bone marrow transplant. Chapter 9: Collection and infusion of bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells and umbilical cord blood. Chapter 10: Protective isolation nursing issues. Chapter 11: Complications of stem cell transplant. Chapter 12: Discharge planning and the psychological care of the family. Chapter 13: Staff support in stem cell transplant units. Chapter 14: Further developments in stem cell transplant. Commentary: Haematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation. Section 3: Surgery. Chapter 15: General surgery. Commentary: Generalsurgery. Chapter 16: Neuro-oncology. Commentary: Neuro-oncology. Chapter 17: Primary bone cancer in young people. Commentary: Primary bone cancer in young people. Section 4: Radiotherapy. Chapter 18: The nature of radiotherapy. Chapter 19: Administration of radiotherapy. Chapter 20: Tumours and radiotherapy treatment. Chapter 21: Acute and sub-acute side effects of radiotherapy. Chapter22: The role of radiotherapy and palliative care. Section 5: Late effects of cancer therapies. Chapter 23: Overview of long-term follow-up. Chapter 24: Potential physical issues following cancer treatment. Chapter 25: The role of thenurse in Long-Term Follow-Up. Chapter 26: Health promotion for Long-Term Follow-Up patients. Chapter 27: Quality of Life in long-term survivors of childhood cancer.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-05867-1
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 432
- Fecha Publicación: 07/03/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés