Childhood Liver Cancer - Hepatoblastoma, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Undifferentiated Embryonal Sarcoma, Infantile Choriocarcinoma: Pediatric Cancer Guide (DVD-ROM)

This up-to-date and comprehensive DVD-ROM disc provides a superb collection of authoritative documents from the nation's cancer experts on childhood liver cancer including hepatoblastoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma, and infantile choriocarcinoma: causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, lab tests, treatment and management options, and ongoing clinical research. Every aspect of this cancer is thoroughly covered. For patients, families, and caregivers, practical information is provided in clearly written patient education documents, with valuable tips and helpful advice. For medical professionals, doctor references and texts have detailed technical information and clinical background material. Over twenty major types of pediatric cancers and tumors are fully covered, giving you the information and resources you need, including sources of help and support. Liver cancer is rare in children and adolescents (teenagers). There are two main types of childhood liver cancer: Hepatoblastoma: A type of liver cancer that usually does not spread outside the liver. This type usually affects children younger than 3 years old. Hepatocellular carcinoma: A type of liver cancer that often spreads to other places in the body. This type usually affects children older than 14 years old. Two less common types of childhood liver cancer are: Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver (UESL): The third most common liver cancer in children and adolescents. It usually occurs in children between the ages of 5 and 10 years. Infantile choriocarcinoma of the liver: A very rare tumor that appears to start in the placenta and spreads to the fetus. The tumor is usually found during the first few months of life. Utilizing the huge capacity of the DVD-ROM disc, disease-specific coverage is supplemented with a comprehensive multimedia cancer and health encyclopedia, featuring hundreds of reports, guides and audio podcasts on a wide variety of cancer and health issues of critical importance to cancer patients. There is extensive coverage of the broad subject of cancer and its prevention and treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, advanced treatments, managing side effects). Documents and material from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Medline, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) are included. Supplemental coverage includes: Clinical Trials Background Information, Workbook; In-Depth Program; Clinical Trials at NIH; How To Find A Cancer Treatment Trial; Taking Part in Cancer Treatment Research Studies; Access to Investigational Drugs; Taking Time: Support for People with Cancer; Facing Forward - Life After Cancer Treatment; When Someone You Love Is Being Treated For Cancer; Living Beyond Cancer: Finding a New Balance; Caring for the Caregiver; Young People With Cancer, A Handbook For Parents; When Cancer Returns; When Someone You Love Has Advanced Cancer / Support for Caregivers; Chemotherapy; Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects; Follow-up Care After Cancer Treatment; Radiation Therapy; Managing Radiation Therapy Side Effects; Cancer and the Environment; Cancer Resources; Online Cancer Fraud; FDA Office of Oncology Drug Products; HIPAA Privacy Rule; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) - Understanding Obamacare and Options, Plans, Programs, Bill of Rights.