You and leukemia : a day at a time
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Bibliographic Information
You and leukemia : a day at a time
Saunders, c2002
2nd ed.
Available at 9 libraries
Note
First edition written in collaboration with Charles G. Roland and Gerald S. Gilchrist
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-212) and index
Summary: Explains the causes, types, treatments, and complications of leukemia and offers advice on learning to live with this disease
Description and Table of Contents
Description
When a child is diagnosed with leukaemia, this is the book for the child and family to read. Known as "the red book" in the leukaemia community, "You and Leukaemia" is written for children, but is often used by adults with leukaemia, as well. The new second edition continues to make a challenging disease easier to understand for both children and adults. Extensively illustrated and written in a conversational style, it reflects the relatively recent developments that have made survival a much greater probability than in the past.
Table of Contents
1. YOU - Your Body - Your Blood 2. AND LEUKEMIA - What is Leukemia? - What Causes Leukemia? - Different Kinds of Leukemia - How Doctors Treat Leukemia - Complications of Leukemia 3. A DAY AT A TIME - Living With Leukemia - Life After Leukemia 4. TREATMENT - Things You Wanted to Know, but Didn't Think You'd Understand - Chemotherapy - Right Atrial Catheters - The Spinal Tap - Radiation Therapy - Blood Transfusions - Bone Marrow Transplants - Immunotherapy FURTHER READING
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