Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Practical Guide to Your Future
Author:   Joanne Quillen ,  Lisa Bashore
Publisher:   Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Edition:   Fourth edition
ISBN:  

9781736166215


Pages:   375
Publication Date:   21 October 2024
Format:   Paperback
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There are an estimated to be nearly 500,00 survivors of childhood cancer in the United States and this number is expected to increase as survival rates improve. The new fourth edition provides the latest information on medical late effects from treatment, emotional aspects of surviving cancer, guidance for follow-up care, a new chapter on genetics along with personal experiences from survivors and family members.

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Author:   Joanne Quillen ,  Lisa Bashore
Publisher:   Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Imprint:   Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Edition:   Fourth edition
ISBN:  

9781736166215


ISBN 10:   1736166212
Pages:   375
Publication Date:   21 October 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 SurvivorshipChapter 2 EmotionsChapter 3 RelationshipsChapter 4 Navigating the SystemChapter 5 Staying HealthChapter 6 Genetics Testing and Childhood CancerChapter 7 DiseasesChapter 8 FatigueChapter 9 Brain and NervesChapter 10 Hormone-producing GlandsChapter 11 Eyes and EarsChapter 12 Head and NeckChapter 13 Heart and Blood VesselsChapter 14 LungsChapter 15 Kidneys, Bladder and GenitalsChapter 16 Liver, Stomach, and IntestinesChapter 17 Immune SystemChapter 18 Muscles and BonesChapter 19 Skin, Breasts, and HairChapter 20 Subsequent MalignanciesAppendix A Children's Oncology Group (COPG) Long Term Follow-up Guidelines

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Joanne Quillen, MSN, APRN has been a Pediatric Oncology Nurse Practitioner for 19 years. In 2008, she started the first Pediatric Survivorship Program in the state of Delaware at Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington. She enjoys working every day with survivors and families. Lisa Bashore, PhD, APRN is an Oncology Nurse Practitioner at Cook Children's Health Care System, Fort Worth, Texas. Her career spans 25 years including 14 years as the coordinator/manager of the Life After Cancer Program and Cook Children's. Her current clinical practice focuses on children/adolescents with cancer and genetic predisposition syndromes and how genetics impacts cancer care and survivorship.

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