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An expert guide to treating non-adult cancer patients-with critical information on effective dosing schedules for infants, children, and adolescents

The difference between typical cancers found in adults and those found in younger patients can be significant, so clear-cut guidance on treatments and dosing for young people is critical. Comprehensive and fully up to date, Hematology-Oncology Therapy of Children and Adolescents provides the information and insight you need for safe and effective medical management and care of pediatric patients with both acute and chronic cancer and blood disorders. It covers a vast range of topics, including various forms of anemia, diseases, cancers, tumors, and therapies an includes an entire chapter to help you choose right therapy for adolescent young adult patients with hematopoietic malignancy.

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Contents

1. Anemia in the Neonate

2. Iron-Deficiency Anemia

3. Megaloblastic Anemia

4. Aplastic Anemia

5. Bone Marrow Failure

6. Approach to Hemolytic Anemia

7. Sickle Cell Disease

8. Other Hemoglobinopathies and the Porpyhrias

9. Polycythemia and Myeloproliferative Disorders

10. Disorders of White Blood Cells

11. Thrombocytopenia

12. Disorders of Coagulation Factors

13. Gene Therapy for Thalassemia

14. Gene Therapy for Hemophilia

15. Blood Banking Principles and Practices

16. Cancer in the Neonate

17. Lymphoproliferative Disorders

18. Myelodysplastic Syndromes

19. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

20. Acute Myeloid Leukemia

21. Histiocytosis

22. Hodgkin Lymphoma

23. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

24. Treatment Approaches in the Adolescent/Young Adult with a Hematopoietic Malignancy

25. Central Nervous System Malignancies

26. Neuroblastoma

27. Malignant Renal Tumors

28. Rhabdomyosarcoma and Other Soft-Tissue Sarcomas

29. Malignant Bone Tumors

30. Retinoblastoma

31. Germ Cell Tumors

32. Liver Tumors

33. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

34. Oncologic Emergencies

35. Supportive Care of the Cancer Patient

36. Late Effects of Childhood Cancer

37. Endocrine Tumors