Supportive care of children with cancer : current therapy and guidelines from the Children's Oncology Group /
Altman, Arnold J.
Children's Oncology Group.
Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press,
2004.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The prevention of infection -- Immunization -- The management of fever and neutropenia -- Blood component therapy -- Hemorrhagic and thrombotic complications -- Hematopoietic growth factors -- Monitoring and management of drug toxicity -- The management of drug extravasation -- Side effects of radiation therapy -- Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting -- The management of pain -- Oncologic emergencies -- Nutritional support -- Mouth care -- Central venous access -- The sexually mature young adult patient with cancer -- Care of the hematopoietic stem cell transplant patient after leaving the transplant center -- Psychosocial care -- Recognition, prevention, and remediation of burnout in pediatric oncology staff -- Complementary and alternative medicine in pediatric oncology -- Palliative care.
Cancer in children.
Cancer in adolescence.