Supportive Care Of Children With Cancer

Author : Children's Oncology Group
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 1326 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0801879094

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Supportive Care of Children with Cancer by Children's Oncology Group Pdf

Three of every four children and adolescents with cancer can now be cured. However, physicians are using increasingly intensive treatment regimens. These treatments can expose patients to toxic chemotherapeutic agents, invasive surgical procedures, and radiation oncology interventions that risk disfigurement, neuropsychiatric damage, and life-threatening organ toxicity. These potentially dire consequences have mandated that advances in cancer treatment go hand in hand with supportive care measures that sustain patients through their therapeutic ordeal and allow each patient to achieve maximum quality of life. In this book, now in its third edition, the discipline of supportive care in pediatric oncology is covered in depth. Supportive Care of Children with Cancer is a ready-reference handbook designed for use at the hospital bedside, in the oncology outpatient clinic, or in the physician's office. To create this book, leading experts in the field recommended approaches to supportive care which were then critically reviewed by members of the Children's Oncology Group, the world's largest cooperative study group for children's cancer. For students, house officers, fellows, pediatric oncologists, surgeons, nurses, nutritionists, social workers, and psychologists, this book provides essential information about the care of pediatric oncology patients. The third edition features a new chapter on recognition, prevention, and remediation of burnout in pediatric oncology staff members, while throughout the book, chapters have been revised and updated to reflect the impact of new antibiotic agents, new antiemetics, and new approaches to pain management.

Author : Arthur Ablin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Cancer in children
ISBN : UOM:39015040339346

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Supportive Care of Children with Cancer by Arthur Ablin Pdf

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Author : Oussama Abla
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781449618124

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The Hospital for Sick Children Handbook of Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology by Oussama Abla Pdf

The Handbook for Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology provides a practical approach to the clinical management of problems unique to childhood cancer and its therapy. It is expertly written by thirty-two pediatricians and allied health care professionals, and features 19 concise chapters organized alphabetically by organ system. Topics unique to this handbook include state-of-art information on the management of chemotherapy induced nausea, practical approaches to abdominal pain, and common psychiatric issues in pediatric oncology. An essential resource for all pediatric residents, fellows, practicing phyisicians, and nurse practitioners, this handbook is a comprehensive yet concise reference to the specific acute complications of pediatric cancer, hematologic emergencies, symptom management, and cancer therapy.

Author : James H. Feusner,Caroline A. Hastings,Anurag K. Agrawal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783662443170

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Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology by James H. Feusner,Caroline A. Hastings,Anurag K. Agrawal Pdf

This book provides a thorough and up-to-date discussion of key issues in the supportive care of children with cancer. A variety of frequently encountered situations is covered, including infections, metabolic, cardiopulmonary and neurologic emergencies, tumor lysis syndrome, pain, emesis, mucositis, thrombotic disorders, nutritional problems, hyperleukocytosis and acute abdomen. Throughout the emphasis is firmly on evidenced-based guidance developed from the relevant literature. Information is presented in a manner that will enable readers quickly to locate advice when confronted by a supportive care problem in one of their patients. Helpful algorithms are provided and important “take home points” are highlighted in figures and tables. Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology will be an invaluable source of assistance for a wide range of health professionals involved in pediatric cancer care.

Author : Arthur Ablin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0801846293

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Supportive Care of Children with Cancer by Arthur Ablin Pdf

Because six of every seven children and adolescents with cancer can now be cured, the quality of life during and after treatment is displacing cure as the paramount objective. With this shift in emphasis, attention to supportive care in pediatric cancer therapy has become as important as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. In this book, now in its second edition, the discipline of supportive care in pediatric oncology is covered in depth. Supportive Care of Children with Cancer is a ready-reference handbook designed for use at the hospital bedside, in the oncology outpatient clinic, or in the physician's office. Five new chapters have been added and significant revisions have been made in each of the others. The new chapters reflect new ideas in the management of heretofore incompletely understood mechanisms of hemorrhage and thrombosis, the recognition of the increasing numbers of patients with various kinds of transplants and the more prominent role their long-term follow-up plays in pediatric oncology, the socioeconomically driven rapid changes in the practice and delivery of health care, and the deservedly increased attention to the child with terminal illness. Other important changes in individual chapters continue to keep this bedside handbook current. Approaches to supportive care were recommended by leading experts in each field, then critically reviewed by members of the Children's Cancer Group, the world's largest cooperative study group for children's cancer. For students, house officers, fellows, pediatric oncologists, surgeons, nurses, nutritionists, social workers, and psychologists, this book provides convenient access to essential information about the careof pediatric oncology patients.

Author : Joanne Wolfe,Barbara L. Jones,Ulrika Kreicbergs,Momcilo Jankovic
Publisher : Springer
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319613918

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Palliative Care in Pediatric Oncology by Joanne Wolfe,Barbara L. Jones,Ulrika Kreicbergs,Momcilo Jankovic Pdf

This textbook is the first to focus on comprehensive interdisciplinary care approaches aimed at enhancing the wellbeing of children with cancer and their families throughout the illness experience. Among the topics addressed are the epidemiology of pediatric cancer distress, including physical, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions; the role of the interdisciplinary team; communication and advance care planning; symptom prevention and management; care at the end of life; family bereavement care; and approaches to ease clinician distress. The contributing authors are true experts and provide guidance based on the highest available level of evidence in the field. The book has not only an interdisciplinary but also an international perspective; it will appeal globally to all clinicians caring for children with cancer, including physicians, nurses, psychosocial clinicians, and chaplains, among others.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,National Cancer Policy Forum
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309374446

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Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and Their Families by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,National Cancer Policy Forum Pdf

Childhood cancer is an area of oncology that has seen both remarkable progress as well as substantial continuing challenges. While survival rates for some pediatric cancers present a story of success, for many types of pediatric cancers, little progress has been made. Many cancer treatments are known to cause not only significant acute side effects, but also lead to numerous long-term health risks and reduced quality of life. Even in cases where the cancer is considered curable, the consequences of treatment present substantial long-term health and psychosocial concerns for children, their families, their communities, and our health system. To examine specific opportunities and suggestions for driving optimal care delivery supporting survival with high quality of life, the National Cancer Policy Forum of the Institute of Medicine and the American Cancer Society co-hosted a workshop which convened experts and members of the public on March 9 and 10, 2015. At this workshop, clinicians and researchers in pediatric oncology, palliative, and psychosocial care, along with representatives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Cancer Institute, Children's Oncology Group, pharmaceutical companies, and patient advocacy organizations, discussed and developed a menu of options for action to improve research, quality of care, and outcomes for pediatric cancer patients and their families. In addition, parents of children with cancer and pediatric cancer survivors shared their experiences with care and provided poignant personal perspectives on specific quality of life concerns and support needs for children and families across the life spectrum. This report summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.

Author : Anthony Oakhill
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Children
ISBN : UOM:39015013231223

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The Supportive Care of the Child with Cancer by Anthony Oakhill Pdf

Author : Michelle Noyes,Helen Irving
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0646419404

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Palliative Care for Children with Cancer by Michelle Noyes,Helen Irving Pdf

Addresses some of the difficult emotional and practical issues that are associated with caring for a dying child. Provides parents with accurate information about what they can expect as their child's disease progresses.

Author : National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Childhood Cancers and Disability
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0309683491

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Childhood Cancer and Functional Impacts Across the Care Continuum by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Childhood Cancers and Disability Pdf

Since the late 1960s, the survival rate in children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer has steadily improved, with a corresponding decline in the cancer-specific death rate. Although the improvements in survival are encouraging, they have come at the cost of acute, chronic, and late adverse effects precipitated by the toxicities associated with the individual or combined use of different types of treatment (e.g., surgery, radiation, chemotherapy). In some cases, the impairments resulting from cancer and its treatment are severe enough to qualify a child for U.S. Social Security Administration disability benefits. At the request of Social Security Administration, Childhood Cancer and Functional Impacts Across the Care Continuum provides current information and findings and conclusions regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of selected childhood cancers, including different types of malignant solid tumors, and the effect of those cancers on childrenâ (TM)s health and functional capacity, including the relative levels of functional limitation typically associated with the cancers and their treatment. This report also provides a summary of selected treatments currently being studied in clinical trials and identifies any limitations on the availability of these treatments, such as whether treatments are available only in certain geographic areas.

Author : Betty R. Ferrell
Publisher : Hpna Palliative Nursing Manual
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780190244187

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Pediatric Palliative Care by Betty R. Ferrell Pdf

'Pediatric Palliative Care', the fourth volume in the 'HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals' series, addresses paediatric hospice, symptom management, paediatric pain, the neonatal intensive care unit, transitioning goals of care between the emergency department and intensive care unit, and grief and bereavement in paediatric palliative care.

Author : Ross Pinkerton,A. G. Shankar,Katherine Matthay
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781118625170

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Evidence-Based Pediatric Oncology by Ross Pinkerton,A. G. Shankar,Katherine Matthay Pdf

The new and updated edition of the renowned reference for pediatric oncologists This groundbreaking text on the management of childhood cancers covers most tumor types occurring in children and young adults and provides reviews of randomized trials with commentaries on the optimum treatments for childhood cancer. Updated with evidence from the latest published reviews—and even more clinically focused than previous editions— Evidence-Based Pediatric Oncology, Third Edition places an emphasis on application of the trial findings. With increased coverage of the area of supportive care for pediatric cancer patients, each chapter opens with an expert commentary on the key clinical issues followed by a summary of trial findings. Evidence-Based Pediatric Oncology, Third Edition: • Presents evidence for the best treatment of children and adolescents with cancer • Includes commentaries from the world’s leading experts for every topic discussed • Is internationally relevant thanks to contributions from the UK, US, Canada and Australia • Places greater emphasis on supportive care and features a new extended section on antibiotic and antifungal treatments Based on information gathered from randomized trials performed after the release of the Second Edition, readers will find Evidence-Based Pediatric Oncology to be an important resource for all those treating young people with cancer.

Author : William L. Carroll,Jonathan L. Finlay
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 645 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781449671440

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Cancer in Children and Adolescents by William L. Carroll,Jonathan L. Finlay Pdf

Over the last six decades, there has been tremendous improvement in the survival rate for the majority of children affected by cancer in the United States and in Western Europe. Despite dramatic advances in the “developed” world, 85% of children diagnosed with cancer globally will not survive this disease. Cancer in Children and Adolescents is an accessible textbook that covers the complexities and interdisciplinary nature of cancer occurrences and provides the fundamentals of diagnosis and management of cancers that affect children and adolescents. Distinguished for its global focus, many chapters in Cancer in Children and Adolescents are co-authored by recognized specialists from around the world. Cancer in Children and Adolescents is divided into four major sections: Section 1: The Laboratory Biology and Diagnostic Evaluation of Childhood Cancer Section 2: Principles of Cancer Therapy in Children Section 3: Tumors of Children Section 4: Supportive Care

Author : Ka Wah Chan,Richard B. Raney, Jr.
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780387244723

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Pediatric Oncology by Ka Wah Chan,Richard B. Raney, Jr. Pdf

Childhood cancer was almost always fatal before 1970. Today, 80% of ch- dren diagnosed with cancer will survive at least 5 years; 70% will be cured. However, cancer continues to be the leading cause of nonaccident-related deaths in children. More children die each year from cancer than from c- tic ?brosis, diabetes, asthma, AIDS, and congenital abnormalities combined. Nine children die from cancer every school day. Despite the fact that pediatric cancers account for only a small p- centage of the total cancer burden, more effective therapies are needed to improve mortality rates in children. Therefore, our research priority must be the development of new agents and new therapies for childhood cancer. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has been caring for children with c- cer since its doors opened over 60 years ago. This institution has been home to several research and clinical pioneers whose innovative work has in?uenced and shaped the practice of pediatric oncology throughout the world. Notably, Drs. Wataru W. Sutow, Donald Pinkel, and Norman Jaffe have been credited with introducing curative therapies for children with leukemia and solid tumors. Cancer treatment involves far more than administering chemoth- apy and surgically excising tumors. It requires a multidisciplinary - proach to patient management, particularly in the treatment of solid - mors, which pose the biggest challenge in cancer care today. Surgery and radiotherapy as well as radiographic and pathologic assessments of response are critical factors in the treatment of children with cancer.

Author : Dixon-Woods, Mary,Young, Bridget,Heney, David
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005-06-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780335212552

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Rethinking Experiences Of Childhood Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach To Chronic Childhood Illness by Dixon-Woods, Mary,Young, Bridget,Heney, David Pdf

Written by a sociologist, psychologist and practising paediatric oncologist, this book offers a fresh theoretical approach to the experience of childhood cancer. The book also discusses the impact on parents and other family members when a child is diagnosed with cancer.