Late Treatment Effects and Cancer Survivor Care in the Young
From Childhood to Early Adulthood
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Beschreibung
This comprehensive guide describes the aftercare that is appropriate in young cancer patients and discusses in detail the risk and detection of treatment sequelae. It explains the impacts on body and mind of both the disease itself and the different risk-adapted cancer treatments currently in use. Clear guidance is provided on diagnosis and management of the principal treatment-related toxicities in different organs and organ systems and for a wide variety of tumor types. In addition, the role of genetic polymorphisms in the development of adverse therapy-related outcomes is explored, and advice offered on genetic counselling. As the number of long-term survivors of childhood cancer and of cancer in young adults continues to grow, so issues surrounding potential sequelae, second malignancies, and quality of life are becoming ever more important. All practitioners involved in the care of young cancer patients will find this book to be a helpful source of up-to-date information andassistance.
This comprehensive guide describes the aftercare that is appropriate in young cancer patients and discusses in detail the risk and detection of treatment sequelae. It explains the impacts on body and mind of both the disease itself and the different risk-adapted cancer treatments currently in use. Clear guidance is provided on diagnosis and management of the principal treatment-related toxicities in different organs and organ systems and for a wide variety of tumor types. In addition, the role of genetic polymorphisms in the development of adverse therapy-related outcomes is explored, and advice offered on genetic counselling. As the number of long-term survivors of childhood cancer and of cancer in young adults continues to grow, so issues surrounding potential sequelae, second malignancies, and quality of life are becoming ever more important. All practitioners involved in the care of young cancer patients will find this book to be a helpful source of up-to-date information andassistance.
Offers clear guidance on cancer aftercare and the diagnosis and management of treatment-related toxicities in the young Covers the full range of organs, organ systems, settings, and tumor types Explores the role of genetic polymorphisms in adverse therapy-related outcomes
Autor*in
Jörn D. Beck
Themen in »Late Treatment Effects and Cancer Survivor Care in the Young«
Cancer Aftercare in the Young Late Treatment Effects in the Young Cancer Patient Risk and Detection of Treatment Sequelae Risk-adapted Cancer Treatments Treatment-related Toxicities Role of Genetic Polymorphisms Genetic Counselling Second Malignancies