Rehabilitation of the Child with Cancer
Rehabilitation of the Child with Cancer David W. Pruitt Mary A. McMahon Susan D. Apkon The comprehensive rehabilitation of children with cancer requires an interdisciplinary team approach across the continuum…
Nursing Support of the Child with Cancer
Nursing Support of the Child with Cancer Marilyn J. Hockenberry Nancy E. Kline Cheryl Rodgers Pediatric oncology nurses are essential contributors to the successful diagnosis, treatment, and cure of children…
Pain and Symptom Management
Pain and Symptom Management Elliot J. Krane Jacqueline Casillas Lonnie K. Zeltzer OVERVIEW OF CHILDHOOD CANCER There are approximately 12,400 children younger than 16 years diagnosed with cancer each year…
Nutritional Supportive Care
Nutritional Supportive Care Sonia A. Ballal Lori J. Bechard Christopher Duggan INTRODUCTION The high prevalence of malnutrition in pediatric patients with cancer has been appreciated for decades.1 Although the prognostic…
Infectious Complications in Pediatric Cancer Patients
Infectious Complications in Pediatric Cancer Patients Monica I. Ardura Andrew Y. Koh Infectious diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients with cancer. The advances in supportive…
Hematologic Supportive Care for Children with Cancer
Hematologic Supportive Care for Children with Cancer Jennifer Andrews Susan A. Galel Wendy Wong Bertil Glader Transfusion therapy is a key component of supportive care of children with cancer and…
Oncologic Emergencies
Oncologic Emergencies Jason L. Freedman Susan R. Rheingold Michael J. Fisher Emergencies can occur at any time during a child’s course of care for cancer. Some emergencies are the initial…
Rare Pediatric Tumors
Rare Pediatric Tumors Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo Wayne L. Furman Alberto S. Pappo INTRODUCTION The Office of Rare Diseases of the National Institutes of Health defines rare diseases as those diseases having…
Endocrine Tumors
Endocrine Tumors Steven G. Waguespack Winston W. Huh Andrew J. Bauer INTRODUCTION Endocrine tumors comprise a variety of benign and malignant neoplasms that arise from the endocrine glands or neuroendocrine…
Germ Cell Tumors
Germ Cell Tumors A. Lindsay Frazier Thomas A. Olson Dominik T. Schneider Elizabeth J. Perlman James F. Amatruda Gonadal and extragonadal germ cell tumors (GCTs) are infrequent in childhood, occurring…
