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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