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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777795003321

Titolo

Comprehensive handbook of childhood cancer and sickle cell disease [[electronic resource] ] : a biopsychosocial approach / / edited by Ronald T. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-756219-1

1-280-84098-6

0-19-803798-8

1-4294-2026-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (603 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownRonald T

Disciplina

618.92/994

Soggetti

Cancer in children

Sickle cell anemia in children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; I: Introduction; 1 Why a Comprehensive Handbook on Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology/Hematology; 2 Cancer and Blood Disorders in Childhood: Biopsychosocial-Developmental Issues in Assessment and Treatment; 3 Stress and Coping in the Pediatric Cancer Experience; 4 Family Issues When a Child Is on Treatment for Cancer; 5 Psychosocial and Behavioral Issues in Stem Cell Transplantation; 6 Peer, Friendship Issues, and Emotional Well-Being; 7 Pain and Procedure Management; 8 Adherence to Treatment Demands

9 Quality of Life in Childhood Cancer: Meaning, Methods, and Missing Pieces10 Spirituality and Complementary and Alternative Medicine; 11 A Goodness-of-Fit Ethic for Informed Consent to Pediatric Cancer Research; 12 Problem-Solving Skills Training for Mothers of Children With Newly Diagnosed Cancer; 13 Psychological and Social Effects of Surviving Childhood Cancer; 14 Neuropsychological Late Effects; 15 Posttraumatic Stress and Posttraumatic Growth in Childhood Cancer Survivors and Their Parents; 16 Interventions for Cancer Late Effects and Survivorship

17 Maximizing School, Academic, and Social Outcomes in Children and



Adolescents With CancerIV: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues; 18 Palliative Care at the End of Life; 19 Loss and Grief; V: Prevention of Primary and Secondary Malignancies; 20 Genetic Issues; 21 Prevention and Cessation of Tobacco Use and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke; 22 Health Promotion and Primary Prevention of Cancer; VI: Sickle Cell Disease; 23 Biopsychosocial and Developmental Issues in Sickle Cell Disease; 24 Neuropsychological Aspects of Sickle Cell Disease

25 Psychosocial Adaptation of Children and Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease26 Family Systems Issues in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease; 27 Pain Management of Sickle Cell Disease; VII: Training, Funding, and Collaborative Endeavors; 28 Training in Pediatric Psychosocial Hematology/Oncology; 29 Research Opportunities and Collaborative Multisite Studies in Psychosocial Hematology/Oncology; VIII: Prospective and Retrospective View of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; 30 A Prospective and Retrospective View of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q

RS; T; U; V; W; X; Z

Sommario/riassunto

This text represents multidisciplinary and international efforts and a combination of research and service. Containing information for patients and families, this volume will be useful to those helping children and their families through the treatment, recovery and grieving process.