Pediatric Cancer in Africa

A Case-Based Guide to Diagnosis and Management
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-79241-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 645 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harif, Mhamed

Stefan, Daniela Cristina

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Pädiatrie, Neonatologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Hämatologie, Transfusionsmedizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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