Childhood leukemia [electronic resource] : a guide for families, friends & caregivers / Nancy Keene.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Diagnosis -- Signs and symptoms -- Where should your child receive treatment? -- Physical responses -- Emotional responses -- The immediate future -- Leukemia -- Leukemia is a disease of the blood -- Who gets leukemia -- Diagnosing leukemia -- Best treatments for leukemia -- Types of leukemia -- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) -- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) -- Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) -- Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) -- Telling your child -- Coping with Procedures -- Planning for procedures -- Pain management -- Procedures -- Clinical Trials -- Enrollment in clinical trials -- Standard treatment -- Types of clinical trials -- Randomization -- Design of clinical trials -- Supervision of clinical trials -- Questions to ask about clinical trials -- Informed consent -- Assent -- The protocol -- The entire trial document -- Saying no to a clinical trial -- Removing a child from a clinical trial -- Pros and cons of clinical trials -- Family and Friends -- The extended family -- Friends -- Restructuring family life -- Forming a Partnership with the Medical Team -- The hospital -- Finding an oncologist -- Choosing a hospital -- Types of relationships -- Communication -- Getting a second opinion -- Conflict resolution -- Changing doctors -- Hospitalization -- The room -- Food -- Parking -- The endless waiting -- Befriending the staff -- Being an advocate for your child -- Playing -- Venous Catheters -- External catheter -- Subcutaneous port -- Peripherally inserted central catheters -- Cost.

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