Main description:

Typically, manuals of pediatric hematology-oncology are written by specialists from high-income countries, and usually target an audience with a sub-specialist level of training, often assisted by cutting-edge diagnostic and treatment facilities. However, approximately 80% of new cases of cancer in children appear in mid- and low-income countries. Almost invariably, general practitioners or general pediatricians without special training in oncology will look after children with malignancies who enter the health care system in these countries. The diagnostic facilities are usually limited, as are the treatment options. The survival figures in these conditions are somewhere below 20%, while in high-income countries they are in the range of 80% for many childhood cancers. Pediatric Hematology-Oncology in Countries with Limited Resources 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.

Contents:

1. Childhood Cancer in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries in the Twenty-first Century

DC Stefan

2. Cancer Registries and the Descriptive Epidemiology of Pediatric Cancer in Low and Middle-Income Countries

Karina B. Ribeiro & Lindsay Frazier

3. The role of international organizations on collaboration for global pediatric cancer control

Tezer Kutluk & Julie Torode

4. The role of twinning programs and telemedicine in pediatric oncology in developing countries

Valentino Conter, Roberto Polillo, Erica Brivio, Agostino Faravelli, Giuseppe Masera

5. Pediatric Cancer Units and Optimization of Resources

Paola Friedrich, Natalie McCall, Aziza Shad

6. Early Warning Signs of Cancer in Children / Models for Early Diagnosis

Stelios Poyiadjis & Lisine Tuyisenge

7. Care and Prevention of Infection

Miguela A. Caniza & Gabriela Maron

8. Nutritional Assessment and Intervention

Paul C Rogers & Judy Schoeman

9. Oncologic Emergencies in developing countries

Inam Chitke & Scott C. Howard

10. Essential Medicines and Pharmacy Services in Developing Countries

John T. Wiernikowski & Ronald D. Barr

11. Palliative and Supportive Care

Jan Du Plessis & David N. Korones

12. Psycho-social Aspects / Parent Support Groups

Kenneth Dollman, Wondu Bekele, & Kazuyo Watanabe

13. Nursing Care of Children with Cancer in Limited Resource Settings

Lisa Morrissey, Julia Challinor, Sr. Eleanor De Beer, & Colleen Nixon

14. Paediatric Radiotherapy in Developing countries

Jeannette Parkes & Julie Wetter

15. Procedures in Pediatric Oncology: Practical Guidelines

Furqan Shaikh, Kalid Asrat, Chifumbe Chintu

16. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Stephen P. Hunger & Federico G. Antillon

17. Acute Myeloid Leukemia

M. Bonilla & R. Ribeiro

18. Hodgkin Lymphoma

Monika Metzger & Mhamed Harif

19. Non Hodgkin Lymphoma in Low and Middle resource countries

David K Stones & Biobele J Brown

20. Retinoblastoma

Guillermo L Chantada & Carlos Leal Leal

21. Soft tissue sarcomas in developing countries

Iyad Sultan, Roberta Ortiz, & Andrea Ferrari

22. BONE TUMORS

Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Fulgencio Baez, & Ana Patricia Alcasabas

23. Neuroblastoma

Soad Fuentes Alabi & Nehal S. Parikh

24. Nephroblastoma in developing countries - a practical approach J J Atteby, Norbert Graf, & Gordan M. Vujanic

25. Paediatric neuro-oncology in countries with limited resources

Nisreen Amayiri & Eric Bouffet

26. HIV and malignancy in children

Joyce Balagadde - Kambugu, Jackson Orem, & D Cristina Stefan

27. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant in developing countries- practical guidelines

Julia Palma B & Cristian Sotomayor F