Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults

✍ Scribed by Archie Bleyer M.D., Karen H. Albritton M.D. (auth.), W. Archie Bleyer, Ronald D. Barr (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 538
• Series: Pediatric Oncology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Archie. Bleyer. •. Karen. H . Albritton. •. . Lynn. A G . Ries. •. Ronald. Barr contents 1. 1 introduction 1. 1 introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Tis is the frst textbook of its type, a comprehensive 1. 2 epidemiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 treatise on cancer in adolescents and young adults who . 1 2 1. Classifcation. System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . 1 2 2 . Incidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 are 15 to 29 years of age when diagnosed. Te impetus . 1 2 2 1. Age-Specifc. Incidence . . . . . . 3 for this book is the lack of attention that has been paid . 1 2 2 2 . Gender-Specifc. Incidence. . . . 3 to this age group, scientifcally, therapeutically, psych -o . 1 2 2 3. Ethnicity-Specifc. Incidence. . . 4 socially, and economically. During the past half-cen- . 1 2 2 4. Types. of . Cancer. . . . . . . . . . . 4 tury, children (younger than 15 years of age) with can- . 1 2 2 5. Trends. in. Incidence. . . . . . . . . 6 . 1 2 3. Mortality. and. Survival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 cer have been a singular focus of treatment and . 1 2 3 1. . Age-. and. Gender-Specifc. research. Te advances among children with cancer Mortality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 have been among the most dramatic in the history of . 1 2 3 2 . Ethnicity-Specifc. Mortality. . . . 8 medicine, and the cooperative infrastructure that has . 1 2 3 3. Trends. in. Mortality. . . . . . . . . 8 supported this success has been among the most orga- . 1 2 4. Survival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . 1 2 4 1. Conditional. Survival. . . . . . . 12 nized in the history of science. In 1971, the US National . 1 2 5. Etiology. and. Risk. Factors. . . . . . . . . . .

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XXIII
Introduction....Pages 1-26
History of Adolescent Oncology....Pages 27-37
Epidemiology and Etiology of Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults....Pages 39-59
Access to Care Before and During Therapy....Pages 61-69
Older Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer, and Clinical Trials: Lack of Participation and Progress in North America....Pages 71-81
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia....Pages 83-98
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia....Pages 99-109
Hodgkin Lymphoma....Pages 111-125
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma....Pages 127-149
Central Nervous System Tumors....Pages 151-183
Soft-Tissue Sarcomas....Pages 185-201
Bone Sarcomas....Pages 203-218
Malignancies of the Ovary....Pages 219-236
Testicular Tumors....Pages 237-248
Non-Germ-Cell Genitourinary Tract Tumors....Pages 249-257
Thyroid Cancer....Pages 259-270
Malignant Melanoma....Pages 271-291
Breast Cancer....Pages 293-310
Liver Tumors....Pages 311-330
Colorectal Cancer....Pages 331-340
Models of Care and Specialized Units....Pages 341-352
Drug Compliance by Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients: Challenges for the Physician....Pages 353-363
Psychological Support....Pages 365-373
Psychosocial Support....Pages 375-385
Health-Related Quality of Life....Pages 387-400
Rehabilitation and Exercise....Pages 401-410
Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Late Effects of Treatment....Pages 411-430
Ethical Issues for the Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patient: Assent and End-of-Life Care....Pages 431-441
Access to Care after Therapy....Pages 443-450
Future Health of Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer....Pages 451-467
Information and Resources for Young Adults and Adolescents with Cancer....Pages 469-487
Making Ends Meet: Financial Issues from the Perspectives of Patients and Their Healthcare Team....Pages 489-500
Challenges and Opportunities — The Way Ahead....Pages 501-517
Back Matter....Pages 519-534

✦ Subjects

Oncology; Epidemiology; Pediatrics