Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach (Pediatric Oncology)

It was not long ago that clinicians would say,“study ed at the 1975 meeting revealed. Among them was the late complications of cancer treatments we give to one based on data collected by the Late Effects Study children? You must be joking! We can start worrying Group, an international consortium that consisted about that when we start curing them! Meanwhile, initially of ?ve, then ten, pediatric centers. This was cure must be our only aim. ”These practitioners were the ?rst large scale, cooperative unit of its kind, - only partially correct in what seemed to be a glaring ganized speci?cally for the purpose of studying the truth, for, in fact, increasing numbers of children late effects of cancer therapy (the study of delayed were beginning to survive their malignancy,and the complications had been included as part of the or- long-term consequences of therapy would soon be- inal design in the National Wilms Tumor Study come critical. launched in 1969) [1]. These historical notes demon- It is well to remember that the delayed conse- strate that the epidemiologic,statistical and reco- quences of a cancer treatment delivered to develop- keeping mechanisms necessary for studying lo- ing organisms were ?rst studied long ago. It has been term survivors effectively were in the process of be- 100 years since Perthes reported in 1903 that growth ing established decades before the meeting in 1975. Overview / Cindy L. Schwartz [and Others] -- Algorithms Of Late Effects By Disease / Cindy L. Schwartz, Wendy L. Hobbie, Louis S. Constine -- Facilitating Assessment Of Late Effects By Organ System / Cindy L. Schwartz, Wendy L. Hobbie, Louis S. Constine -- Central Nervous System Effects / Nina S. Kadan-lottick, Joseph P. Neglia -- Neuroendocrine Complications Of Cancer Therapy / Wing Leung, Susan R. Rose, Thomas E. Merchant -- Ocular Complications Due To Cancer Treatment / Michael Ober, Camille A. Servodidio, David Abramson -- Head And Neck / Arnold C. Paulino, Mary Koshy, Della Howell -- Adverse Effects Of Cancer Treatment On Hearing / Wendy Landier, Thomas E. Merchant -- The Thyroid Gland / Tithi Biswas, Louis S. Constine, Cindy L. Schwartz -- Cardiovascular Effects Of Cancer Therapy / M. Jacob Adams [and Others]. Pulmonary Effects Of Antineoplastic Therapy / Andrea S. Hinkle, Cindy Proukou, Yuhchyau Chen -- Late Gastrointestinal And Hepatic Effects / M.m. Hudson -- The Ovary / Debra L. Friedman -- The Testes / Jill P. Ginsberg, Amit Maity -- Genitourinary / Lawrence Marks, Nicole Larrier -- Musculoskeletal, Integument, Breast / Robert B. Marcus, Jr. [and Others] -- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Nancy Bunin, Constance Didomenico, Virginia Guzikowski -- Second Malignancies Following Treatment For Childhood Cancer / Barbara Anne Hieb, Susan K. Ogle, Anna T. Meadows -- Psychological Aspects Of Long-term Survivorship / Mary T. Rourke, Anne E. Kazak -- Legal Issues / Barbara Hoffman -- Methodological Issues In The Study Of Survivors Of Childhood Cancer / Ann C. Mertens, Yutaka Yasui -- Transition Issues / Kevin C. Oeffinger, Debra A. Eshelman. Cindy L. Schwartz [and Others], Editions. Revised Edition Of: Survivors Of Childhood Cancer. St. Louis : Mosby, C1994. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web. Content: Front Matter....Pages I-XXII Overview....Pages 1-3 Algorithms of Late Effects by Disease....Pages 5-16 Facilitating Assessment of Late Effects by Organ System....Pages 17-34 Central Nervous System Effects....Pages 35-50 Neuroendocrine Complications of Cancer Therapy....Pages 51-80 Ocular Complications Due to Cancer Treatment....Pages 81-94 Head and Neck....Pages 95-107 Adverse Effects of Cancer Treatment of Hearing....Pages 109-123 The Thyroid Gland....Pages 125-132 Cardiovascular Effects of Cancer Therapy....Pages 133-159 Pulmonary Effects of Antineoplastic Therapy....Pages 161-180 Late Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Effects....Pages 181-202 The Ovary....Pages 203-214 The Testes....Pages 215-230 Genitourinary....Pages 231-242 Musculoskeletal, Integument, Breast....Pages 243-269 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation....Pages 271-282 Second Malignancies Following Treatment for Childhood Cancer....Pages 283-294 Psychological Aspects of Long-Term Survivorship....Pages 295-304 Legal Issues....Pages 305-320 Methodological Issues in the Study of Survivors of Childhood Cancer....Pages 321-331 Transition Issues....Pages 333-343 Back Matter....Pages 345-348 Today, three-quarters of children and adolescents with cancer survive. Survivors are predisposed by their treatment to health problems that may not become apparent until they mature or begin to age. For healthcare providers who manage childhood cancer survivors in long-term follow-up programs, and for those providers who are increasingly likely to encounter childhood cancer survivors in their practices, this book is a comprehensive guide to the health issues in survivorship. The symptom-specific tables and disease-specific algorithms make this reference easy to use in clinical settings. "For healthcare providers who manage childhood cancer survivors in long-term follow-up programs, and for those providers who are increasingly likely to encounter childhood cancer survivors in their practices, this book is a comprehensive guide to the health issues in survivorship. The symptom-specific tables and disease-specific algorithms make this reference easy to use in clinical settings."--BOOK JACKET In the 21st century, most children and adolescents with cancer can be cured.