PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY SURGICAL AND MEDICAL ASPECTS

Children suffering from the most dreaded disease of malignancy is a very disheartening situation. The childhood cancer differs from the adults and its treatment involves multispecialty procedures like pediatric surgeon, oncologist, radiotherapist, pathologist, nuclear medicine specialist. An expert in the field of pain relief and nutrition is also needed for the terminally ill patients with incurable diseases. This multiauthored book is a unique contribution of international experts to the pediatric surgeons for learning the latest and up-to-date knowledge. Covers epidemiology, genetics, pathology and recent diagnosis in various kinds of tumors, including medical oncology and therapeutic strategies.