Cancer Information for Teens: Health Tips About Cancer Awareness, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment (Teen Health Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0780810856 ISBN 13: 9780780810853

Publisher: Omnigraphics Inc, 2009

Synopsis

"Provides basic consumer health information for teens about cancer risk factors, prevention, and treatment, along with strategies for coping with cancer in families. Includes index, resource information, and recommendations for further reading"--Providedby publisher.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 8 Up—Written specifically for teens or their family members who have cancer, this volume will be a helpful, authoritative resource that should lead readers to further information about it. Updated from the 2004 volume, it offers information that is current, accurate, and accessible. The book is broad in scope; the first of six sections includes a scientific explanation of cancer on the molecular level as well as a discussion of risk factors like human papillomavirus (HPV) and tobacco use. Other sections address cancers most common in teens (such as leukemia and lymphoma), diagnosing and treating it, coping with the effects of treatment, and dealing with afflicted friends and family members. Comprehensive and up-to-date "Additional Reading about Cancer" and "Sources of Cancer Information, Advocacy, and Support" sections are appended. Sources are well documented. A solid resource for any library.—Ragan O'Malley, Saint Ann's School, Brooklyn, NY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Omnigraphics Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0780810856
• ISBN 13: 9780780810853
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 445
• Editor: Bakewell Lisa, Bellenir Karen