Overview
- All childhood brain tumors, from diagnosis through after care
- Molecular biological advances that have helped to transform diagnostics
- End-of-life issues
- Quality of life, neuropsychological outcomes, and long-term treatment effects
- Practice in areas with limited resources
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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
“The editors…have done an outstanding job of presenting…complex information in a lucid manner – this book is a must-read for the global community of aspiring students and neuro-oncology practitioners.” Amar Gajjar, MD in the Foreword
This is a succinct introduction to pediatric neuro-oncology. It summarizes the key advances in molecular biology that have helped transform this rapidly evolving field and provides up-to-date coverage of major and emerging treatment modalities as well as supportive care. Separate chapters present each kind of pediatric brain cancer and its diagnosis and treatment. As more children survive brain cancer, the importance of quality of life issues and helping survivors to cope with the neuropsychological impact and long-term effects of current therapies has come into sharper focus; these topics are also addressed in the book, as are palliative care and pediatric neuro-oncology in countries with limited resources. The book is aimed at trainees and practitioners who seek an up-to-date text in pediatric neuro-oncology that is both comprehensive and concise.
Reviews
“In pediatric neuro-oncology there is so much information, but there are few books that have everything. This book covers it all, and as a result it is the single go-to book for any issue related to pediatric brain tumors. It should be on the shelf of any clinical professional caring for children with brain tumors. … Easy to read and concise, but with enough detail to answer most questions, along with great references if more information is needed.” (Clarke Paul Anderson, Doody’s Book Reviews, December, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Katrin Scheinemann
Division of Hematology/ Oncology
Department of Pediatrics
McMaster Children’s Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada
Eric Bouffet
Department of Haematology/Oncology
The Hospital for Sick Children
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pediatric Neuro-oncology
Editors: Katrin Scheinemann, Eric Bouffet
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1541-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-1540-8Published: 27 March 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4714-0Published: 08 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-1541-5Published: 26 March 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 318
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oncology, Pediatrics, Neurology