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Living with Childhood Cancer
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Description for Living with Childhood Cancer
Hardcover. A guide to coping with family cancer, written by two individuals who have experienced it first-hand. The authors lay out practical strategies for coping with overwhelming medical information, frequent invasive procedures, heavy financial burdens, and crippling stress. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: MJCL; VFJB; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 846.
Like a natural disaster, the diagnosis that your child has cancer can leave you and your family feeling helpless.
More than 12,000 American children will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and roughly 75% will survive. In addition to excellent medical care, their survival depends on a strong support network, which may include parents, siblings, extended family members, friends and neighbors, classmates and teachers. In this down-to-earth guidebook, the authors draw on their own family's experience with cancer as well as their professional expertise and stories from others to help families address the psychological impact of cancer. The result is a book filled with sound emotional guidance, useful information, and practical advice for families coping with cancer.
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Like a natural disaster, the diagnosis that your child has cancer can leave you and your family feeling helpless.
- How do you explain the disease to the child and to his or her siblings?
- How can you communicate your child's needs to the hospital staff?
- What are the best ways to reduce the physical side effects and the emotional distress of treatment?How will you, your child or teenager, and the rest of your family cope with cancer, and what can you do to help?
- When and where do you find good psychological help for your child ... Read more
- How do you manage financial and school issues?
- How can you foster your child's development and self-esteem?
More than 12,000 American children will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and roughly 75% will survive. In addition to excellent medical care, their survival depends on a strong support network, which may include parents, siblings, extended family members, friends and neighbors, classmates and teachers. In this down-to-earth guidebook, the authors draw on their own family's experience with cancer as well as their professional expertise and stories from others to help families address the psychological impact of cancer. The result is a book filled with sound emotional guidance, useful information, and practical advice for families coping with cancer.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Number of Pages
359
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781557988720
SKU
V9781557988720
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99-1
About Woznixck
Leigh A. Woznick is the parent of a cancer survivor. She is also a charter member of the Family Advisory Council at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Carol Goodheart, EdD, is a licensed psychologist specializing in health psychology. She was cochair of the American Psychological Association's Congressional Initiative on Serious Illness and is the cochair of its Task ... Read more
Reviews for Living with Childhood Cancer
This book is an excellent roadmap for families who are faced with the shattering experience of having a child with cancer.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Noting individual differences in styles and preferences, the authors provide a detailed listing of ways for parents to help themselves and their children emotionally. These are concrete actions and strategies based ... Read more
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Noting individual differences in styles and preferences, the authors provide a detailed listing of ways for parents to help themselves and their children emotionally. These are concrete actions and strategies based ... Read more