Publisher's Synopsis
This book should help the physician in the day-to-day management of children with malignant disease. It contains information helpful in the preparation for differential diagnosis and in the treatment and follow-up of children with cancer. It contains the latest information regarding biological markers including chemical tests and genetic clues and provides, in tabulated format, help in differential diagnosis under each disease heading.;Management of each major malignant disease of childhood is provided including the role of multi-model care with details concerning the timing of surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and the doses and schedules of drugs employed.;The large target readership for this title includes paediatricians, paediatric oncologists, radiotherapists, paediatric surgeons, pathologists, paediatric nurses, anaesthetists and specialist paramedics involved in treating children with cancer.
