Download or read book Teenage Cancer Journey written by Kathleen A. Gill and published by Oncology Nursing Society. This book was released on 1999 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teenage Cancer Journey provides insight into the issues facing young people who have been diagnosed with cancer. Written in a frank, engaging style, it captures the array of emotions that arise during an adolescent's battle with cancer. At times both humorous and heart-wrenching, Teenage Cancer Journey describes the author's personal struggles with philosophical questions ("Why me?"), as well as with practical dilemmas ("Will my wig stay on while I'm riding a roller coaster?"). It offers advice to teens on losing their hair, relating to friends and family who aren't sick, and balancing school responsibilities while undergoing treatment. The book also provides a brief introduction to cancer and includes anecdotes from others who have battled cancer as teens. Teenage Cancer Journey is a helpful resource for young people with cancer, as well as for family and friends who want to understand the teenage cancer experience. Book jacket.

Download or read book Your Guide for the Cancer Journey written by Mark Greener and published by Sheldon Press. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in treatment mean that increasing numbers of people now survive cancer in the long term. This book examines the sophisticated medical choices available that help to boost life expectancy and how to maximize your chances of recovery. Topics include: chemotherapy different types of radiotherapy hormone therapy surgery targeted treatments coping with side effects staying comfortable during treatment coping with nausea, pain and fatigue lifestyle and diet In this positive and comprehensive book, Mark Greener says, ‘Your cancer journey is deeply personal, often difficult and at times frightening, but today’s cutting-edge treatments can help you to live as full a life as possible, for as long as possible.’

Download or read book Young People Living With Cancer written by Grinyer, Anne and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses original data gathered from in-depth research to present an account of what it is like to be an adolescent or young adult living with cancer.

Download or read book Nursing Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer written by Pia Riis Olsen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes and explains how caring for adolescents and young adults with cancer (AYA) has developed into what is now a recognized and distinct field of nursing practice. It captures current innovative nursing practices and interventions which have developed over the past 25 years across the globe and are supported by research and evidence achieved in many European and international oncology settings. By outlining and describing educational needs of the AYA cancer nursing profession, this book supports its education and professional development for the nursing profession and serves to develop and disseminate nurses’ competencies worldwide. During the last decade, AYA have gained increased attention in healthcare. Today, it is recognized that AYA with cancer have distinct needs that are different to both children and older adults. Young people are in a unique developmental and transitional phase of their lives; thus, their treatment, perspectives and experiences have been addressed in research and the body of knowledge is growing accordingly. Some books are available that describe AYA cancer care, service delivery and aspects of age appropriate care but this volume will be the first to focus on how nurses contribute to AYA cancer care in practice. It will appeal to the AYA clinical nurses in cancer care, as well as to multidisciplinary healthcare professionals and healthcare professionals who support formal nursing education programmes, training and development in practice.

Download or read book Two Timed an Adolescent Cancer Memoir written by Danielle DuChateau and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-01-20 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The journals are those of a girl I once knew – who had cancer and wrote about her experiences. She wanted to share her story, in a way that would have helped her: in a book about having cancer as a teen – written by a teen who experienced it. She wasn’t lost in battle, but she’s been gone a long time; and I haven’t been able to forget her, or let her go. The story seems unfamiliar, and yet I know it by heart. It feels like yesterday, but seems like a lifetime ago. It’s the story I never wrote – because it was already written; and at the heart of it is my journey with cancer: a muse, a curse, and a blessing. I’ve read the book before, but I never closed the first chapter: a book of journals – written by a girl who had cancer.” Cancer is a part of my story, and being a survivor is part of my identity, but it is not my entire identity as I felt it was when I was younger. At the end of my second treatment, I decided I was going to write my story and publish it. I even thought of the perfect title for my book: Two-Timed: An Adolescent Cancer Memoir. I thought of it because I felt two-timed by my own body, whose very defense system had attacked itself, and it had happened to me twice. But I didn’t write the story. The years went by, and I decided I could not very well write an “adolescent memoir” when I was well into my twenties, but I still had my journals – all the journals. Several more years elapsed until now – twenty three years after the journey began – I am finally “writing” the story.

Download or read book My Journey a Look into the Life of a Grieving Teenager written by Kaela Stubenvoll and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The disease came with a vengeance and shocked his system totally. It took eight weeks from diagnosis; in a flash he was gone. Where do you even start when the one person who has been there for you throughout your young life is taken away from you before your eyes? For teenager Kaela Stubenvoll, cancer claimed her beloved father. For you it may be the loss of a sibling, a cherished pet, or a close friend. Grief doesnt discriminate. What does matter is the path you choose and the journey you take from the darkest place to your future, brighter self. Written by Kaela for other teenagersor anyone grieving a great lossthis book contains anecdotes, advice, and personal poems as she reveals her grief, truth discovered, lessons learned, and how she ultimately triumphs. Reality has been a lot harder than any dream, and through this twisted humor that became my life, this journey is perfectly imperfect.

Download or read book Perspectives from a Psych Oncology Team Working with Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer written by Jane Elfer and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-31 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the work of a Psych-Oncology Team in an inpatient and outpatient setting, this powerful, interesting, and engaging book is about teenagers and young adults diagnosed with cancer. As part of the few multidisciplinary teams of this type in the United Kingdom, the authors offer helpful insights into supporting young people and their families as they navigate this complex and devastating disease, writing on key areas such as trauma, the effects of early childhood cancer in adolescence and beyond, the social and cultural effects of cancer treatment, hope, and hopelessness, and questions of mortality. Each chapter contains a mixture of clinical reflections and patient vignettes, along with clear guidance about how to support patients and their families both during and after treatment, and at the point of death too. With a compassionate approach to understanding the challenges for patients, their families, and clinicians alike, this is a book for nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists, for parents and carers, and for young people who find themselves in this position and who can easily feel as though they are alone with their overwhelming feelings.

Download or read book Writing Works written by Victoria Field and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of creative writing as a route to personal development is a powerful therapeutic tool - a fact that is recognized in the growing numbers of workshops and writing groups within professional contexts, including clinical, health and criminal justice settings. Writing Works is a guide for writers or therapists working with groups or individuals and is full of practical advice on everything from the equipment needed to run a session to ideas for themes, all backed up by the theory that underpins the methods explained. Experienced practitioners in the field contribute detailed illuminating accounts of organizing writing workshops for a wide range of different clients, together with examples of their outcomes. This book will be an invaluable start-up reference for arts therapists and professionals working across the health, social care and caring professions, and one that will be referred to again and again.

Download or read book Men s Cancers written by Pamela J. Haylock and published by Hunter House. This book was released on 2001 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information about the cancers common in men and the issues that surround the disease from the male perspective, and discusses diagnosis, treatments, survival, and related topics.

Download or read book Cancer Care for Adolescents and Young Adults written by Daniel Kelly and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults is a practical guide to cancer care in adolescents and young adults. It considers the impact of diagnosis on individuals, and their families, as well as examining the impact on the health professionals responsible for their care. There are sections focussing on the adolescent’s experience of cancer and ongoing care needs during treatment, and on life after cancer, including rehabilitation and palliative care. • Builds on the forthcoming NICE guidelines on Supportive Cancer Care for Children & Young People, and recent Department of Health guidelines & policy initiatives • Adopts an integrated inter-professional approach • Contains evidence-based contributions from leading professionals in cancer care Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults is an essential resource for all those involved with the provision of care and support for adolescents and young adults with cancer. About the Editors: Dr Daniel Kelly is Reader in Cancer & Palliative Care, Middlesex University, London. Dr Faith Gibson is Senior Lecturer in Children’s Nursing Research, Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital and King’s College London.

Download or read book A Practical Approach to the Care of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer written by Julia Chisholm and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the most important practical aspects involved in providing multidisciplinary Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) services for cancer patients. It draws on international experience in several continents of establishing and running such services and provides a contemporary, practical approach to AYA care based on accumulated experience. It is of interest to those establishing or seeking to improve AYA services as well as those already caring for AYA cance patients. Among topics discussed are incidence trends and treatment pathways, access to clinical trials for adolescents, transition from pediatric to adult services, psychological support and social care as well as survivorship and fertility. This book is of value of those establishing new services, those developing an existing service and those whose work includes the care of AYA patients. It is an important companion for pediatricians, oncologists as well as other medical, nursing and allied health professionals caring for Adolescents and Yound Adults with cancer.

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Download or read book Cancer and the Adolescent written by Tim Eden and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young people with cancer have suffered from not being recognized as either children or adult patients. The lack of an adequate number of centres, properly equipped for teenage cancer care, is acknowledged worldwide. Yet their needs, both physically and psychologically, are perhaps the most acute of all. Now, this book, based on an international conference hosted by the Teenage Cancer Trust, addresses the issues surrounding care of the adolescent with cancer more completely than ever before. Some chapters provide practical information from leading specialists on managing and treating the specific tumours affecting this group whilst others present discussions by psychologists, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the many lifestyle issues that confront teenagers with cancer. Finally and maybe, most importantly, contributions from patients and carers give an insight into what it feels like to have the disease while growing into adulthood. With its insight into the problems, and guidance on best practice, this book will be welcomed by all professionals and carers who work with young people with cancer.

Download or read book A Journey Into The Mysteries of Life Lessons From The World Beyond Book One The End of the Beginning written by Willow Andreasson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-10-29 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willow Andreasson had enjoyed many conversations with her Younger Sister over the years. This conversation, however, was different. Willow glanced upwards... the expression on her Sister's face, remained passive as always. She was frozen in time - eternally youthful - yet her voice remained clear and the urgency in her tone, unmistakeable. Willow's Sister and Grandfather had left the Living Dimension over fifteen years before but their joint request was unequivocably clear... their words needed to be expressed - and soon. Willow grasped the mettle and commenced her first Journey Into The Mysteries of Life. She learned about the immense challenges facing mankind over the coming years; and of truths deliberately obfuscated by those with mysterious agendas spanning back many thousands of years. Book One looks at the background to Willow's Journey. She shares her Sister's thoughts on Life After Death and Reincarnation... and the 2012 US Elections...

Download or read book Nathan and Oski s Hematology and Oncology of Infancy and Childhood E Book written by Stuart H. Orkin and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-11-14 with total page 3517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the leading names in pediatric oncology and hematology, Nathan and Oski's Hematology and Oncology of Infancy and Childhood offers you the essential tools you need to overcome the unique challenges and complexities of childhood cancers and hematologic disorders. Meticulously updated, this exciting full-color set brings together the pathophysiology of disease with detailed clinical guidance to provide you with the most comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date information for diagnosing and treating children. - Form a definitive diagnosis and create the best treatment plans possible with comprehensive coverage of all pediatric cancers, including less-common tumors, as well as all hematologic disorders, including newly recognized ones. - Develop a thorough, understanding of the underlying science of diseases through summaries of relevant pathophysiology balanced with clear, practical clinical guidance. Nathan and Oski's is the only comprehensive product on the market that relates pathophysiology in such depth to hematologic and oncologic diseases affecting children. - Quickly and effortlessly access the key information you need with the help of a consistent organization from chapter to chapter and from volume to volume. - Stay at the forefront of your field thanks to new and revised chapters covering topics such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, lysosomal storage diseases, childhood genetic predisposition to cancer, and oncology informatics. - Learn about the latest breakthroughs in diagnosis and management, making this the most complete guide in pediatric hematology and oncology. - Discover the latest in focused molecularly targeted therapies derived from the exponential growth of knowledge about basic biology and genetics underlying the field. - Rely on it anytime, anywhere! Access the full text, images, and more at Expert Consult.

Download or read book Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults written by Archie Bleyer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-17 with total page 831 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second edition of the only book to be devoted exclusively to the total cancer picture in adolescents and young adults (AYA), now expanded from the age range 15-29 to that of 15–39 years. For each of the diverse spectrum of cancers encountered in the AYA group, the epidemiology, natural progression, diagnostic approaches, and treatment options are described, with special emphasis on strategies for early detection and prevention. Comparison is made with management of both younger and older patients, and model programs are presented that address common diagnostic, staging, treatment, and psychosocial shortcomings in the AYA group. Detailed attention is also paid to principles and practices of care, with consideration of psychosocial and quality of life issues, social support systems, rehabilitation, late effects, insurance, and economic aspects of health care, among other topics. The authors make compelling arguments for integrated strategies that allow young adults to benefit from the combined expertise of pediatric and adult oncologists in systems that identify both the complex disease and the social issues specific to this population. The proposed models of care include relationships with other specialties that do not specifically target this age group, i.e., infectious disease, endocrinology, pulmonary medicine, nephrology, gastroenterology, thoracic and abdominal surgery, urology, otolaryngology, and neurosurgery. New patterns of communication are advocated and endorsed as essential for productive interaction involving these specialties. References are extensive and are oriented toward users in pediatric hematology-oncologymedical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, gynecologic oncology, oncology nursing, psycho-oncology, social work, epidemiology, public health and health services research. The contributing authors are from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, France, Israel, Switzerland and Australia, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands.p>

Download or read book Oncology of Infancy and Childhood E Book written by Stuart H. Orkin and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2009-06-09 with total page 1387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To address the growing complexities of childhood cancer, Nathan and Oski’s Hematology and Oncology of Infancy and Childhood has now been separated into two distinct volumes. With this volume devoted strictly to pediatric oncology, and another to pediatric hematology, you will be on the cutting edge of these two fields. This exciting new, full-color reference provides you with the most comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date information for diagnosing and treating children with cancer. It brings together the pathophysiology of disease with detailed clinical guidance on diagnosis and management for the full range of childhood cancers, including aspects important in optimal supportive care. Written by the leading names in pediatric oncology, this resource is an essential tool for all who care for pediatric cancer patients. Offers comprehensive coverage of all pediatric cancers, including less common tumors, making this the most complete guide to pediatric cancer. Covers emerging research developments in cancer biology and therapeutics, both globally and in specific pediatric tumors. Includes a section on supportive care in pediatric oncology, written by authors who represent the critical subdisciplines involved in this important aspect of pediatric oncology. Uses many boxes, graphs, and tables to highlight complex clinical diagnostic and management guidelines. Presents a full-color design that includes clear illustrative examples of the relevant pathology and clinical issues, for quick access to the answers you need. Incorporates the codified WHO classification for all lymphomas and leukemias.