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More than 270,000 children, teens, and adults in the Untied States are survivors of childhood cancer. The surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and stem cell transplants used to cure children can affect growing bodies and developing minds. If survivors know of these potential problems, they can take steps to identify, cope with, or treat them early if they do develop. The second edition of Childhood Cancer Survivors charts the territory for survivors by providing state-of-the-art information about:
- Medical late effects from treatment
- Emotional aspects of surviving cancer
- Schedules for follow-up care
- Challenges in the heathcare system
- Lifestyle choices to maximize health
- Discrimination in employment of insurance
Authors Keene, Hobbie, and Ruccione are experts in the field of childhood cancer. They have written, spoken, and advocated about all aspects of survivorship. Importantly, they have also talked to hundreds of survivors, with a wide range of issues and triumphs, and have included many of their stories.
Woven throughout the text are stories from more than 100 survivors and parents. Authors Nancy Keene, Wendy Hobbie, and Kathy Ruccione are experts in the field of childhood cancer. Keene is the mother of a survivor of childhood leukemia and the author of several books including Childhood Leukemia, Childhood Cancer, Educating the Child with Cancer, and Chemo, Craziness & Comfort. Hobbie is coordinator of the Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Ruccione is Co-Director of the HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Psychosocial and Education) Program in the Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
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23 year survivor.......2004-07-30
I think this is a great book, now we just need a book on finances and how to plan for lifes events like college, buying a home, and retirement planning.
18 Year Survivor and Counting!!!.......2001-06-03
I am an 18 year survivor of Osteoganic Sarcoma and I found this book to be one of the best and informative books I've ever read. I read things that I didn't even know about my disease or the long term late effects due to the chemotherapy I received. I will admit, at times it was TOO much information, but it was all factual and there were things that I read that I had to come to term with. I have an appointment at a Late Effects Clinic in a few weeks, and I am eager to get on with the rest of my life. A big Thank You to the authors who took so much time doing research and putting their own blood, sweat and tears into such an awesome project!!! Sincerely, Diane Trautman Smith
Must Have Resource for Survivors!.......2001-04-03
This book is what every survivor, their parent(s) and thier doctor needs! It is comprehensive and well laid out...I love how I can easily find information on areas of concern I have regarding my son's survival. It has come in handy during follow up appointments to ensure my son is receiving the proper long term care. There is a compact card in the back of the book where all information about the child's treatment can be recorded so the child will have easy to access, concise information regarding their surgeries, chemotherapy drugs, radiation amount and type, etc. I know this will be an indispensible tool for my son as he grows up. I applaud the authors for writing a much-needed book. This book is a MUST-HAVE for EVERY childhood cancer survivor!
Childhood Cancer Survivors - a must read.......2001-03-29
Once again Nancy Keene provides information for patients and families that is just not available in this detail anywhere else. Her disease specific description of late effects and life after chemotherapy enables the reader to receive benefits that will effect for the rest of their lives. Information such as monitoring potential life threatening effects from treatment are just invaluable for the future of children surviving cancer and continuing into adulthood. I would urge any patient/parent/family member coming off active chemotherapy to pick up this book. Trust me you will have many, many book-marked pages. Our child just concluded his treatment and this book has not been very far from my side.
Excellent resource for childhood cancer survivors........2000-12-14
In my opinion, this book is a must for childhood cancer survivors. The late effects of chemotherapy and radiation last for years past treatment for the disease. My 20 year old son is a survivor of leukemia; I got a copy for him and a copy for me. All the information he will need for follow-up medical care is easily accessible in this well-organized book. As a parent, I like the book for the medical and psychological information it contains as well as for the personal stories interwoven throughout the book. Childhood cancer survivors are in a special medical situation in that when they were diagnosed, decisions about their medical were mediated by their parents, while after treatment, the young adult survivor must make his or her own health care choices. This book does a good job of addressing this transition.
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New technologies are dramatically changing early childhood education in the 21st century, as well as the of face childhood itself. Access to new technologies - in the western world at least-provide young children with a myriad of possible activities and explorations that were not possible even a few years ago. But how can we explain and understand the nature of these differences and explore their implication for education? And how are the broader personal and social experiences of young children affected by these new classroom technologies? Focusing on the range of technologies that are available to children and exploring what they think of them and how they use them, childhood expert Nicola Yelland considers research that illustrates the was in which learning and engagement with ideas is made possible by creative interaction and uses of information and communications technologies (ICT) and the ways in which these technologies have opened up the world so that young people are able to extend the boundaries oftheir social interaction.
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For the last forty years, studies and publications have demonstrated the growing evidence of the effect of racism, classism, sexism, and other oppressions on young childrens learning processes and their development of strong self- and cultural identities. But how can a childcare program use an anti-bias approach today, when many of the issues involved are so complex? What happens when there is resistance to change and moving toward more equitable programs for children and families?
Future Vision, Present Work: Learning from the Culturally Relevant Anti-Bias Leadership Project answers these questions and more. Through a grant from the Kellogg Foundation, the Anti-Bias Leadership Project was based on leadership groups that performed cross-cultural advocacy work in Seattle, New Orleans, and Minneapolis/Saint Paul over three years. Representing some of the most important voices addressing diversity issues in early childcare, the authors share the principles, purposes, and strategies of each group they led, as well as the wisdom they gained from their own perspectives during the project. The result is a powerful model for fostering unity in diversity, and an important resource for addressing anti-bias and cultural relevancy issues for todays early childhood programs.
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The Family Context of Childhood Delinquency (Criminal Justice)
Justin W. Patchin
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A Journey Through Your Childhood.......2002-04-14
This is a wonderful book! I am a practicing psychotherapist (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) in Los Angeles. I have used this book in my work with clients to assist them to revisit their childhoods for clues into their family background-- particularly when they have had a hard time remembering their childhood.
This book gives wonderful tools to gain insight into both the "outer world" of childhood, and the "inner world" of childhood-- recreating the physical memories, and ultimately the decisions we make about our childhood experiences and its impact upon our adult lives.
It is also a great book for creative writers. Get this book-- it's a wonderful tool!
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Children and the Changing Family: Between Transformation and Negotiation (The Future of Childhood)
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Families have always been at the center of sociological research, but there has been a tendency to focus on an adult perspective and narrative - children are rarely seen as subjects in their own right. Jensen and McKee assert there's a compelling need to explore the child's role in major familial decisions such as divorce, moving, employment or childcare, and this edited collection researches family change from the child's point of view.
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Presents a review and synthesis of current research that addresses the potential for various forms of early childhood interventin to improve outcomes for participating children and their families.
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Child Group Psychotherapy: Future Tense (Monograph Series (American Group Psychotherapy Association))
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The Future of Children, Spring 2006: Childhood Obesity
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The third volume of The Future of Children examines the causes and consequences of increasing rates of obesity and overweight among children. In addition, it reviews specific policies and programs aimed at reducing obesity and overweight and the related health problems that result.
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An exciting and dramatic story........1999-01-09
This tale has everything you could ask for in a story. Intrigue and romance played out on a grand scale during the American revolution. The real story behind Benedict Arnold's defection is told in fascinating detail. The reader gets a glimpse of the everyday concerns of our nations greatest heros and it's greatest villians. We meet the beautiful and ambitious Peggy Shippen and the handsome and tragic Major Andre'. A rousing good yarn.
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Croatia: A Crossroads Between East and West (Postcommunist States and Nations)
Willia Bartlett
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This work provides an in-depth study of the creation and development of Croatia as an independent state along with a discussion of recent changes and future prospects. It integrates economic and political change alongside an analysis of the international and global relations which have influenced Croatia's development.
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Self-Organization of Complex Structures: From Individual to Collective Dynamics
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During the past twenty years, a broad spectrum of theories and methods have been developed in physics, chemistry and molecular biology to explain structure formation in complex systems. These methods have been applied to many different fields such as economics, sociology and town planning, and this book reflects the interdisciplinary nature of complexity and self-organisation. The main focus is on the emergence of collective phenomena from individual or microscopic interactions. Presents a wide-ranging overview from fundamental aspects of the evolution of complexity, to applications in biology, ecology, sociology, economics, and urban structure formation.
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- Complete Idiot's Guide to CHILD SAFETY (The Complete Idiot's Guide)
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- Cuaderno Do Trabajo Para Padres, Maestros Y Ninos Sobre El Trasterno De Bajo Nivel De Atencion (Add) O Hiperactividad. / The ADD Hyperactivity Workbook for Parents, Teachers and Kids
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