Overview
- Editors:
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Ka Wah Chan
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M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, USA
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R. Beverly Raney
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M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, USA
- A thorough, practical volume that will be an essential clinical guide for oncologists, pediatric oncologists, surgeons and other physicians involved in the care of children with various cancers
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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- Michael E. Rytting, Mary S. Choroszy, Demetrios Petropoulos, Ka Wah Chan
Pages 1-17
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- Ka Wah Chan, Demetrios Petropoulos, Eric L. Chang, Michael E. Rytting
Pages 18-29
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- Joann L. Ater, Jeffrey S. Weinberg, Moshe H. Maor, Bartlett D. Moore III, Donna R. Copeland
Pages 30-49
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- Joann L. Ater, Jeffrey S. Weinberg, Moshe H. Maor, Demetrios Petropoulos
Pages 50-69
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- Norman Jaffe, Margaret G. Pearson
Pages 70-81
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- Joann L. Ater, Laura L. Worth
Pages 82-95
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- R. Beverly Raney, Richard J. Andrassy, Martin Blakely, Tina V. Fanning, Moshe H. Maor, John Stewart
Pages 96-109
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- Norman Jaffe, Margaret G. Pearson
Pages 110-120
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- Cynthia E. Herzog, Anita Mahajan, Valerae O. Lewis
Pages 121-141
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- Misha Faustina, Cynthia E. Herzog, Dan S. Gombos
Pages 142-154
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- Rena Vassilopoulou-Sellin
Pages 155-166
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- Cynthia E. Herzog, Hafeez Diwan, Merrick I. Ross, Victor G. Prieto
Pages 180-193
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- Sima S. Jeha, Laura L. Worth
Pages 194-207
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- Nidra I. Rodriguez Cruz, Renee M. Madden, Craig A. Mullen
Pages 208-217
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- Renee M. Madden, Susannah E. Koontz-Webb, Donna S. Zhukovsky, Craig A. Mullen
Pages 218-243
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- Donna R. Copeland, Martha A. Askins
Pages 244-255
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- Sima S. Jeha, Martha A. Askins
Pages 256-267
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Back Matter
Pages 268-287
About this book
Childhood cancer was almost always fatal before 1970. Today, 80% of ch- dren diagnosed with cancer will survive at least 5 years; 70% will be cured. However, cancer continues to be the leading cause of nonaccident-related deaths in children. More children die each year from cancer than from c- tic ?brosis, diabetes, asthma, AIDS, and congenital abnormalities combined. Nine children die from cancer every school day. Despite the fact that pediatric cancers account for only a small p- centage of the total cancer burden, more effective therapies are needed to improve mortality rates in children. Therefore, our research priority must be the development of new agents and new therapies for childhood cancer. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has been caring for children with c- cer since its doors opened over 60 years ago. This institution has been home to several research and clinical pioneers whose innovative work has in?uenced and shaped the practice of pediatric oncology throughout the world. Notably, Drs. Wataru W. Sutow, Donald Pinkel, and Norman Jaffe have been credited with introducing curative therapies for children with leukemia and solid tumors. Cancer treatment involves far more than administering chemoth- apy and surgically excising tumors. It requires a multidisciplinary - proach to patient management, particularly in the treatment of solid - mors, which pose the biggest challenge in cancer care today. Surgery and radiotherapy as well as radiographic and pathologic assessments of response are critical factors in the treatment of children with cancer.
