Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer
- List Price: $105.00
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
- Publish date: 11/01/1991
Description:
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.
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