Cancer In Children And Adolescents

Over the last six decades, there has been tremendous improvement in the survival rate for the majority of children affected by cancer in the United States and in Western Europe. Despite dramatic advances in the developed” world, 85% of children diagnosed with cancer globally will not survive this disease. Cancer in Children and Adolescents is an accessible textbook that covers the complexities and interdisciplinary nature of cancer occurrences and provides the fundamentals of diagnosis and management of cancers that affect children and adolescents. Distinguished for its global focus, many chapters in Cancer in Children and Adolescents are co-authored by recognized specialists from around the world.Cancer in Children and Adolescents is divided into four major sections:Section 1: The Laboratory Biology and Diagnostic Evaluation of Childhood CancerSection 2: Principles of Cancer Therapy in ChildrenSection 3: Tumors of ChildrenSection 4: Supportive CareWilliam L. Carroll is the author of 'Cancer In Children And Adolescents', published 2009 under ISBN 9780763731410 and ISBN 0763731412.