Childhood Cancer Survivors

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	• Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Practical Guide to Your Future Nancy Keene, Kathy Ruccione, ... O'Reilly & Associates, 2000 - 482 pages average customer review:based on 9 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

23 year survivor

I think this is a great book, now we just need a book on finances and how to plan for lifes events like college, buying a home, and retirement planning.

Childhood Cancer Survivors - a must read

Once again Nancy Keene provides information for patients and families that is just not available in this detail anywhere else. Her disease specific description of late effects and life after chemotherapy enables the reader to receive benefits that will effect for the rest of their lives. Information such as monitoring potential life threatening effects from treatment are just invaluable for the future of children surviving cancer and continuing into adulthood. I would urge any patient/parent/family member coming off active chemotherapy to pick up this book. Trust me you will have many, many book-marked pages. Our child just concluded his treatment and this book has not been very far from my side.

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18 Year Survivor and Counting!!!

I am an 18 year survivor of Osteoganic Sarcoma and I found this book to be one of the best and informative books I've ever read. I read things that I didn't even know about my disease or the long term late effects due to the chemotherapy I received. I will admit, at times it was TOO much information, but it was all factual and there were things that I read that I had to come to term with. I have an appointment at a Late Effects Clinic in a few weeks, and I am eager to get on with the rest of my life. A big Thank You to the authors who took so much time doing research and putting their own blood, sweat and tears into such an awesome project!!! Sincerely, Diane Trautman Smith

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childhood cancer awareness

Please join People Against Childhood Cancer (PAC2). We also have a petition to create awareness of childhood cancers.

Here is the link to our group site and petition....

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Thank you.

Must Have Resource for Survivors!

This book is what every survivor, their parent(s) and thier doctor needs! It is comprehensive and well laid out...I love how I can easily find information on areas of concern I have regarding my son's survival. It has come in handy during follow up appointments to ensure my son is receiving the proper long term care. There is a compact card in the back of the book where all information about the child's treatment can be recorded so the child will have easy to access, concise information regarding their surgeries, chemotherapy drugs, radiation amount and type, etc. I know this will be an indispensible tool for my son as he grows up. I applaud the authors for writing a much-needed book. This book is a MUST-HAVE for EVERY childhood cancer survivor!

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More than 250,000 children, teens, and adults are presently survivors of childhood cancer, which is cause for celebration. These long-term survivors of childhood cancer face a unique future. Some will encounter insurance and employment challenges, some will have emotional challenges, and some will have ongoing health problems related to treatment. Authors Keene, Hobbie, and Ruccione chart the territory of long-term survivorship:Emotions and relationships Transition from pediatric to adult careOvercoming discrimination in employment or insuranceLifestyle choices that maximize healthSchedules of follow-up care and possible medical late effects Record-keeper of medical history The stories of over one hundred survivors and parents--with a wide range of issues and triumphs--are included.

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