Cancer and the adolescent /
Young people with cancer have suffered from not being recognized as either children or adult patients. The lack of an adequate number of centres, properly equipped for teenage cancer care, is acknowledged worldwide. Yet their needs, both physically and psychologically, are perhaps the most acute of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
| Published: |
Malden, Mass. :
Blackwell,
2005.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Young people with cancer have suffered from not being recognized as either children or adult patients. The lack of an adequate number of centres, properly equipped for teenage cancer care, is acknowledged worldwide. Yet their needs, both physically and psychologically, are perhaps the most acute of all. Now, this book, based on an international conference hosted by the Teenage Cancer Trust, addresses the issues surrounding care of the adolescent with cancer more completely than ever before. Some chapters provide practical information from leading specialists on managing and treating the sp. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 294 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470994726 047099472X 9780470994733 0470994738 1281320382 9781281320384 9786611320386 6611320385 0470791071 9780470791073 |