Children With Cancer - The Quality of Life

Informationen zum Autor Christine Eiser Klappentext This book is a comprehensive survey of how children's live are affected by having cancer. It covers the role of the family, careers, medical staff and teachers in their relation to a child who is ill and with those who survive. Zusammenfassung This book is a comprehensive survey of how children's live are affected by having cancer. It covers the role of the family, careers, medical staff and teachers in their relation to a child who is ill and with those who survive. This is a comprehensive ac Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Why Write a Book About Children With Cancer? Part I: The Holistic Care of the Child. Pediatric Oncology: A Medical Overview. A History of Psychosocial Care. Theory and Method. Part II: Children on Treatment. Effects of Chronic Illness on the Child. Measuring Outcomes: Children Adjusting to Cancer. Back to Normal; Impact on Schooling. Learning Difficulties in Children Treated for Leukemia. The Impact of a CNS Tumor on Children's Learning and Quality of Life. Part III: The Wider Family. The Diagnosis--Parents' Perspectives. Beyond the Diagnosis: The Impact on Parents. Brothers and Sisters. Part IV: Surviving Childhood Cancer. Long-Term Consequences of Surviving Childhood Cancer. Lifestyles and Interventions. Long-Term Issues--The Impact on Parents. Part V: Survival and Quality of Life. Quality of Life. Conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: Christine Eiser, Eiser Christine
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.02.2004
• EAN: 9780805835441
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-3544-1
• No. of pages: 362
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; MEDICAL / Pediatrics, Oncology, Paediatric medicine, MEDICAL / Oncology / General, MEDICAL / Oncology / Pediatric