Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer (Current Clinical Oncology Series)

Author: Daniel M. Green
Published: November 1991
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
ISBN: 0471561665
Paperback Book
Number of Pages: 186

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Discusses the long-term medical, developmental and psychological effects of different forms of treatment for cancers that occur in childhood and adolescence. Presenting a broad range of detailed papers, this exhaustive reference covers all of the most common types of pediatric cancer and considers major treatment modalities such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery. Specific problems encountered by long-term survivors of childhood cancer discussed in the text include the effects of radiation therapy on neuro-psychological, pituitary and gonadal function, risk factors for the occurrence of second malignant tumors and more.

Table of Contents:

Partial table of contents:
The Effects of Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy on Hearing (V. McHaney, et al.).
Intragenomic DNA Repair: Molecular and Clinical Considerations (V. Bohr).
Reproductive Physiology (S. Shalet & W. Wallace).
Effects of Bone Marrow Transplantation on Reproductive Function (J. Sanders).
Genetic Counseling for the Cancer Survivor: Possible Germ Cell Effects of Cancer Therapy (J. Mulvihill & J. Byrne).
Long-Term Survivors: Empowerment for the 21st Century (G. Monaco).
Effects of Irradiation on Skeletal Growth and Development (S. Donaldson).
How Am I Different?
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Perspectives on Change and Growth (M. Chesler, et al.).
Index.

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