Pediatric Cancer in Africa

A Case-Based Guide to Diagnosis and Management

Daniela Cristina Stefan, Mhamed Harif

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Springer International Publishing AG
11 September 2018

Oncology; Haematology; Paediatric medicine

This text 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. 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. This book includes simplified therapy protocols, pain therapy and palliation, as well as ward procedures such as bone marrow aspiration/biopsies, intravenous therapy and chemotherapy drugs mixing. It provides an overview of pediatric cancer epidemiology, cancer registration and organizing support networks and features the management of cancers with associated pathology like AIDS, malnutrition, malaria and tuberculosis.

By: Daniela Cristina Stefan, Mhamed Harif
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 652g
ISBN: 9783319792415
ISBN 10: 3319792415
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 11 September 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Table of Contents Pediatric cancer in Africa- a case based guide to diagnosis and management Editors: C. Stefan & M. Harif Epidemiology/etiology of childhood cancer 2. Early Warning Signs and Diagnostic Approach in Childhood Cancer 3. Cancer Registries and the Value of a Dedicated Pediatric Registry in Africa 4. Organization of Care for Children with Cancer in Africa 5. Hematological and Oncological Emergencies 6. Solid Tumors - Osteosarcoma 7. Ewing Sarcoma 8. Nephroblastoma (Wilms tumor) 9. Hepatoblastoma 10. Retinoblastoma 11. Neuroblastoma 12. Germ Cell Tumors 13. Hodgkin Lymphoma 14. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 15. Acute Leukemia 16. Chronic Leukemias in Children 17. Tumors of the Central Nervous System 18. Rare Childhood Cancers 19. HIV-Related Malignancies 20. Characteristics of Cancers in the Neonatal Period 21. Cancers in Adolescence 22. Cancer Chemotherapy 23. Febrile Neutropenia 24. Blood Transfusion in Pediatric Oncology 25. Nutrition for Children with Cancer in Africa 26. Pain in Pediatric Oncology 27. Nursing Care Principles in Pediatric Oncology 28. Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting 29. Patient Support Groups 30. Research and Ethics in Pediatric Oncology 31. Health Economics 32. Developing Support Network in Africa

Daniela Cristina Stefan MD, PhDStellenbosch UniversityCape Town, South Africa Mhamed Harif, MDUniversity Hospital Mohammed VIMarrakech, Morocco