TY - BOOK ID - 7837392 TI - Childhood leukemia : a practical handbook AU - Reaman, Gregory H. AU - Smith, Franklin O. PY - 2011 SN - 3642423701 3642137806 3642137814 1299336175 PB - Berlin : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Child. KW - Leukemia in children -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. KW - Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute. KW - Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma. KW - Treatment Outcome. KW - Leukemia in children KW - Leukemia, Lymphoid KW - Outcome Assessment (Health Care) KW - Prognosis KW - Age Groups KW - Leukemia, Myeloid KW - Leukemia KW - Diagnosis KW - Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) KW - Lymphoproliferative Disorders KW - Persons KW - Immunoproliferative Disorders KW - Named Groups KW - Quality of Health Care KW - Neoplasms by Histologic Type KW - Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms KW - Lymphatic Diseases KW - Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment KW - Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases KW - Immune System Diseases KW - Health Services Administration KW - Neoplasms KW - Diseases KW - Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation KW - Health Care KW - Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Child KW - Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute KW - Medicine KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Oncology KW - Pediatrics KW - Leukemia in children. KW - Medicine. KW - Hematology. KW - Oncology. KW - Pediatrics. KW - Medicine & Public Health. KW - Cancer in children KW - Pediatric hematology KW - Oncology . KW - Paediatrics KW - Pediatric medicine KW - Children KW - Haematology KW - Internal medicine KW - Blood KW - Tumors KW - Health and hygiene UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7837392 AB - This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date compendium on all aspects of childhood acute lymphoblastic and acute myeloid leukemia, which together constitute the most frequent cancer in the pediatric age group. After introductory chapters on the epidemiology and biology of pediatric leukemia, treatment considerations are extensively reviewed, with emphasis on the use of risk-adjusted treatment approaches. Promising targeted agents are discussed, and strategies for the development of new agents are appraised. The late effects of leukemia and its therapy are then considered in depth, with due attention to management of the psychosocial impact of the disease. Finally, global strategies to improve leukemia care and outcome are reviewed, and future directions discussed. The authors are internationally recognized experts and offer a largely evidence-based consensus on etiology, biology, and treatment. This handbook has far-reaching applicability to the clinical diagnosis and management of pediatric leukemia and will prove invaluable to specialists, generalists, and trainees alike. ER -