Screen LibraryPediatric Cancer in Africa : A Case-Based Guide to Diagnosis and Management /
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 compo...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17936-0 |
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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 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (XVII, 408 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9783319179360 |
| Index Number: | RC254 |
| CLC: | R73 |
| Contents: | 1.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 th |