Title: Childhood leukemia
First published: 1997
Description: Nancy Keene, whose daughter survived childhood leukemia, combines her personal experiences, interview with families of over forty other children with the disease, and the latest medical information to produce a unique and comprehensive reference: Childhood Leukemia. She gives voice to parents, children with cancer, and their siblings who share their collective wisdom. This complete guide provides detailed medical information in an easy-to-digest format and offers practical advice for coping with procedures; hospitalizations; school; and associated social, emotional, and financial problems. Family friends will discover dozens of concrete suggestions on helpful things to say and do. Health providers will see beyond the illness of the children; they will learn of their struggles, their triumphs, their hopes.
Subjects: In infancy & childhood, Leukemia in children, Sibling Relations, Leukemia, Child, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Popular works, Clinical trials, Children, diseases, Pediatrics, Critically ill children, Tumors in children, Leucémie chez l'enfant, MEDICAL, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Infant