Book: Mature Beyond Their Years: The Impact Of Cancer On Adolescent Development Childhood and adolescent cancer has evolved from an inevitably fatal disease to a potentially life-threatening, chronic one. This book offers healthcare professionals on providing holistic, age-appropriate health care by addressing normal developmental tasks during adolescence, psychosocial issues of seriously ill adolescents, common pediatric cancers and treatments, the unique aspects of surviving cancer as a young adult, and the need for continued psychosocial support and treatment. This book will enhance the practice of healthcare professionals who care for patients with childhood or adolescent cancer.
Details of Book: Mature Beyond Their Years: The Impact Of Cancer On Adolescent Development Book: Mature Beyond Their Years: The Impact Of Cancer On Adolescent Development
Author: K. L. Neville, Kathleen L. Neville
ISBN: 1890504203
ISBN-13: 9781890504205
, 978-1890504205
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: Jan 2000
Publisher: Oncology Nursing Society
Number of Pages: 129
Language: English