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Cancer in Children and Adolescents

Author(s): William L. Carroll, MD, New York University and Mt. Sinai Schools of Medicine - Hassenfeld Center for Childhood Cancer, New York City, New York
Jonathan L. Finlay, MD, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763731410
  • ISBN-10:0763731412
  • Paperback    626 pages      © 2010
Price: International Sales $99.95 US List
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Overview

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

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A must-have, timely reference

Provides a comprehensive overview of diagnosis and therapies of childhood cancers

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Chapter  1  Epidemiology of Cancer in Children
Chapter  2  Childhood Cancer in the Developing World
Chapter  3  Molecular Oncology and Translational Therapy
Chapter  4  Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy
Chapter  5  Pathological Evaluation of Childhood Cancer
Chapter  6  Imaging Techniques in Pediatric Oncology
Chapter  7  Fundamentals of Cancer Chemotherapy
Chapter  8  Surgical Management of Pediatric Tumors
Chapter  9  Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy
Chapter  10  The Role of Autologous and Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Cancer Therapy
Chapter  11  Clinical Trials in Pediatric Oncology: Design and Conduct
Chapter  12  Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Chapter  13  Myeloid Leukemias and Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Chapter  14  Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Children
Chapter  15  Hodgkin's Disease
Chapter  16  Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and other Histiocytic Disorders of Children
Chapter  17  Gliomas
Chapter  18  Ependymomas
Chapter  19  Medulloblastoma/PNET Tumors
Chapter  20  Infant Brain Tumors
Chapter  21  Choroid Plexus Tumors
Chapter  22  Germ Cell Tumors
Chapter  23  Neuroblastoma
Chapter  24  Renal Tumors
Chapter  25  Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Chapter  26  Systemic Germ Cell Tumors
Chapter  27  Pediatric Osteosarcoma
Chapter  28  Ewing's Sarcoma Family of Tumors
Chapter  29  Childhood Hepatic Tumors
Chapter  30  Retinoblastoma
Chapter  31  Thyroid Cancer
Chapter  32  Rare Tumors
Chapter  33  Oncologic Emergencies
Chapter  34  Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Complications
Chapter  35  Transfusion Therapy in Pediatric Patients with Cancer
Chapter  36  Palliative Care
Chapter  37  Nutritional Supportive Care
Chapter  38  Nausea
Chapter  39  Pain Management
Chapter  40  Psychological Support of the Child with Cancer and the Family: Neurobehavioral Outcomes
Chapter  41  Alternative/Complimentary Medicine
Chapter  42  Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Therapy
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William L. Carroll, MD-New York University and Mt. Sinai Schools of Medicine - Hassenfeld Center for Childhood Cancer, New York City, New York

William L. Carroll, MD, received his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine, and completed his Internship, Residency and Chief Residency in Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Medical Center. He then pursued sub-specialty training in pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Stanford University Medical Center. Throughout his career Dr. Carroll has merged clinical practice with basic research into the origins of childhood cancer. Currently he is Professor of Pediatrics at New York University and Mount Sinai Schools of Medicine and leads the program in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology on both campuses. He also holds the Edward and Julie Minskoff Chair in Pediatrics at NYU and is Director of the Stephen D. Hassenfeld Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders. Dr. Carroll is Chair of the Children's Oncology Group Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Study Committee and directs clinical and translational research in ALL at over 240 institutions worldwide.

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Jonathan L. Finlay, MD-Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

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