Adolescents with Cancer:   The Influence of Close Relationships on Quality of Life, Distress, and Health Behaviors
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Table of Contents

List of Tables

x

List of Statistical Symbols

xii

Chapter 1: Introduction

1

Chapter 2: Background

9

The Nature of Cancer

10

Illness Characteristics

10

Classification

10

Prevalence

10

Current Incidence

11

Overall Trends

12

Etiology of Childhood Cancer

13

Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Course of Childhood Cancer

14

Survival Rates Among Childhood Cancer Patients

17

Summary

17

Child and Adolescent Psychological Adjustment to Cancer

18

Children and Adolescents Currently Under Treatment for Cancer

18

Long-Term Childhood Cancer Survivors

20

Secondary Malignancies

21

Fertility Outcomes

22

Endocrine and Cardiovascular Late Effects

23