Mature Beyond Their Years: The Impact of Cancer on Adolescent Development

Childhood and adolescent cancer has evolved from an inevitably fatal disease to a potentially life-threatening, chronic one. This book offers healthcare professionals on providing holistic, age-appropriate health care by addressing normal developmental tasks during adolescence, psychosocial issues of seriously ill adolescents, common pediatric cancers and treatments, the unique aspects of surviving cancer as a young adult, and the need for continued psychosocial support and treatment. This book will enhance the practice of healthcare professionals who care for patients with childhood or adolescent cancer.