Cancer and the Adolescent

Young people with cancer have suffered from not being recognized aseither children or adult patients. The lack of an adequate numberof centres, properly equipped for teenage cancer care, isacknowledged worldwide. Yet their needs, both physically andpsychologically, are perhaps the most acute of all. Now, this book, based on an international conference hosted bythe Teenage Cancer Trust, addresses the issues surrounding care ofthe adolescent with cancer more completely than ever before.Some chapters provide practical information from leadingspecialists on managing and treating the specific tumours affectingthis group whilst others present discussions by psychologists,nurses and other healthcare professionals on the many lifestyleissues that confront teenagers with cancer. Finally and maybe, mostimportantly, contributions from patients and carers give an insightinto what it feels like to have the disease while growing intoadulthood.With its insight into the problems, and guidance on bestpractice, this book will be welcomed by all professionals andcarers who work with young people with cancer.