Pediatric Cancer in Africa (eBook)
XVII, 408 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-17936-0 (ISBN)
This text is the only book of its kind to provide specific guidance applicable to limited resource settings and builds up from the foundation of general practitioner or general pediatrician competence. Written and edited by leaders in the field, this manual educates physicians on the essential components of the discipline, filtered through the experience of specialists from developing countries, with immediate applicability in the specific healthcare environment in these countries. Typically, manuals of pediatric hematology-oncology are written by specialists from high-income countries, and usually target an audience with a sub-specialist level of training, often assisted by cutting-edge diagnostic and treatment facilities. However, approximately 80% of new cases of cancer in children appear in mid- and low-income countries. Almost invariably, general practitioners or general pediatricians without special training in oncology will look after children with malignancies who enter the health care system in these countries. The diagnostic facilities are usually limited, as are the treatment options. The survival figures in these conditions are somewhere below 20%, while in high-income countries they are in the range of 80% for many childhood cancers. This book includes simplified therapy protocols, pain therapy and palliation, as well as ward procedures such as bone marrow aspiration/biopsies, intravenous therapy and chemotherapy drugs mixing. It provides an overview of pediatric cancer epidemiology, cancer registration and organizing support networks and features the management of cancers with associated pathology like AIDS, malnutrition, malaria and tuberculosis.
Daniela Cristina Stefan MD, PhD
Daniela Cristina Stefan MD, PhDStellenbosch UniversityCape Town, South AfricaMhamed Harif, MDUniversity Hospital Mohammed VIMarrakech, Morocco
Table
of Contents
Pediatric cancer in
Africa- a case based guide to diagnosis and management
Editors:
C. Stefan & M. Harif
Epidemiology/etiology of childhood cancer
2.
Early
Warning Signs and Diagnostic Approach in Childhood Cancer
3. Cancer Registries and
the Value of a Dedicated Pediatric Registry in Africa
4. Organization of Care for Children with Cancer in Africa
5. Hematological and Oncological
Emergencies
6. Solid
Tumors - Osteosarcoma
7. Ewing
Sarcoma
8. Nephroblastoma (Wilms tumor)
9. Hepatoblastoma
10. Retinoblastoma
11.
Neuroblastoma
12.
Germ Cell Tumors
13.
Hodgkin Lymphoma
14. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
15. Acute Leukemia
16. Chronic Leukemias in Children
17.
Tumors of the Central Nervous System
18.
Rare Childhood Cancers
19. HIV-Related Malignancies
20. Characteristics of Cancers in the Neonatal
Period
21. Cancers in Adolescence
22. Cancer Chemotherapy
23.
Febrile Neutropenia
24. Blood Transfusion in Pediatric Oncology
25. Nutrition for Children with Cancer in Africa
26. Pain in Pediatric Oncology
27. Nursing Care Principles in Pediatric Oncology
28. Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting
29. Patient Support Groups
30. Research and Ethics in Pediatric Oncology
31. Health Economics
32. Developing Support Network in Africa
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.2.2017 |
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Zusatzinfo | XVII, 408 p. 129 illus., 82 illus. in color. |
Verlagsort | Cham |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie | |
Schlagworte | Hematology • Oncology • Pediatric Cancer • pediatric oncology • Pediatrics |
ISBN-10 | 3-319-17936-5 / 3319179365 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-17936-0 / 9783319179360 |
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