{"product_id":"cancer-and-the-adolescent-isbn-9780727918109","title":"Cancer and the Adolescent","description":"Young people with cancer have suffered from not being recognized as either children or adult patients. The lack of an adequate number of centres, properly equipped for teenage cancer care, is acknowledged worldwide. Yet their needs, both physically and psychologically, are perhaps the most acute of all.  \u003cp\u003eNow, this book, based on an international conference hosted by the Teenage Cancer Trust, addresses the issues surrounding care of the adolescent with cancer more completely than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome chapters provide practical information from leading specialists on managing and treating the specific tumours affecting this group whilst others present discussions by psychologists, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the many lifestyle issues that confront teenagers with cancer. Finally and maybe, most importantly, contributions from patients and carers give an insight into what it feels like to have the disease while growing into adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its insight into the problems, and guidance on best practice, this book will be welcomed by all professionals and carers who work with young people with cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e  1 A right not a privilege!. \u003cp\u003ePart 1 Patterns and perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Patterns of incidence of cancer in teenagers and young adults: implications for aetiology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Lack of participation of older adolescents and young adults with cancer in clinical trials: impact in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Adolescents and cancer: perspectives from France.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Care of teenagers with cancer: a North American perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 2 Advances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Leukaemia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Advances in treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Hodgkin’s disease and adolescents – the lost tribe?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Adolescent CNS tumours: my brain has damaged my life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Ewing’s sarcoma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Advances in osteosarcoma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Osteosarcoma and surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 3 Survivorship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Subfertility in adolescents with cancer: who is at risk and what can be done?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Body image.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The impact of cancer on adolescents and their families.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Resilience in survivors of teenage cancer: a life-adaptive approach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Surviving with scars: the long-term psychosocial consequences of teenage cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 4 Palliation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Whose dying is it anyway? Palliative care in adolescence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The parent’s perspective of teenage cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 5 Controversies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Who should care for young people with cancer?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Patterns of care for teenagers and young adults with cancer: is there a single blueprint of care?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Managing professional relationships across the services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The next 10 years in biomedical science and care for teenagers and young adults with cancer\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eOncology\u003c\/u\u003e \u003ci\u003e- April 2006\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCancer and the Adolescent\u003c\/i\u003e is a broad-ranging and very informative examination of key issues in the field. It is recommended for anyone involved in the care of these patients.\"\u003c\/p\u003e  Tim Eden, Christie Hospital Nhs Trust, UK\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eRonald Barr, Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Ontario, Canada\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchie Bleyer, University of Texas, UTMD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, USA\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyrna Whiteson, Chair of Teenage Cancer Trust, UK\u003c\/p\u003e  Young people with cancer have suffered from not being recognized as either children or adult patients. The lack of an adequate number of centres, properly equipped for teenage cancer care, is acknowledged worldwide. Yet their needs, both physically and psychologically, are perhaps the most acute of all. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow, this book, based on an international conference hosted by the Teenage Cancer Trust, addresses the issues surrounding care of the adolescent with cancer more completely than ever before.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome chapters provide practical information from leading specialists on managing and treating the specific tumours affecting this group whilst others present discussions by psychologists, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the many lifestyle issues that confront teenagers with cancer. Finally and maybe, most importantly, contributions from patients and carers give an insight into what it feels like to have the disease while growing into adulthood.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its insight into the problems, and guidance on best practice, this book will be welcomed by all professionals and carers who work with young people with cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BMJ Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988880572645,"sku":"NP9780727918109","price":111.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780727918109.jpg?v=1761781896","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/cancer-and-the-adolescent-isbn-9780727918109","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}