Nancy Keene - Childhood Leukemia

Keene has written a comprehensive handbook to serve as a road map for others, from diagnosis through treatment.

Library Journal,

*starred* review and chosen for Nursing Your Childrens Health Collection

This most complete parent guide available covers not only detailed and precise medical information about leukemia and the various treatment options, but also day-to-day practical advice. Parents who read this book will have the opportunity to ensure that, as much as possible, they can give their child the very best opportunity to be truly cured.

F. Leonard Johnson, MD,

Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Oregon Health Sciences University

This wonderful book is an informative addition to the House library, and one we will recommend wholeheartedly. By providing this resource to the children and families staying here, you enable them to find a bit of hope and peace of mind in a time of great difficulty and confusion.

Peggy Enright, House Director,

Boston Ronald McDonald House

As the mother of a two-time survivor of ALLyes it can recur, in my daughters case after a 14-year remissionI can vouch that the road to cure is bumpy, filled with life-threatening complications and requiring aggressive in-hospital care. A valuable resource to help parents and children regain their equilibrium after diagnosis and during the two to three years of treatment.

Patricia Dane Rogers,

The Washington Post

Highly recommended. In this new edition, Keene provides updates on treatment including bone marrow transplants, chemotherapy drugs, and methods of dealing with side effects. Poignant and supportive.

Alan Rees,

Consumer Health, A Majors Report

Of all the many kinds of help we had (and we had lots) Childhood Leukemia was the single best gift we received. It was the gift of knowledge, so we could ask intelligent questions about our daughters care. It was the gift of security, allowing us to foresee much of what was coming, and giving us the tools we needed to cope. And it was the gift of hope, for we could see that many children do, indeed, get through this trying time, and come through the grueling treatment intact.

Kim Warren,

mother of a child with leukemia

The great value of Nancy Keenes exceptional book is that it puts the facts and explanations into understandable terms while acknowledging and dealing with the emotional aspects as only parents who have had similar experience can.

Mark L. Greenberg, MD,

Medical Director, Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario

Our 7-year-old daughter was diagnosed with ALL. We have found Childhood Leukemia to be our absolute bible. Not only do we use it for general information, but we rely heavily on this book for reassurance in times of crisis (real or potential). I cannot imagine not having the information so close at hand and so well organized.

Jocelyn Hillman,

mother of a child with leukemia

This book is an extraordinary resource. In its pages the reader will find clear, concise, and understandable information about childhood leukemia. And even more powerfully, the reader will hear the voices of parents who share their experiences in their own words: what worked, what didnt, what helped, what hurt.

Kathy Ruccione, PhD, MPH,

Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles

I am the great grandmother to a little four-year-old girl who has the type of leukemia known as ALL. Your book has been so helpful to the parents and they recommended it to all the rest of the family, so I read it. I am 90 years old and had been a bookseller for 25 years. Your book is so complete and so helpful in every way, that I couldnt resist sending you my compliments for writing it. Bless you.

Alice H. Sobey,

great grandmother of a child with ALL

This book is an invaluable reference for children, their family and their health care providers. It provides important information written in ways families can understands. Ms. Keene presents difficult and sometimes troubling information in a sensitive and balanced manner. I highly recommend it for patients, family members and health care providers.

Debra L. Friedman, MD,

Director, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Vanderbilt

This is the most comprehensive resource available for parents and caregivers of children diagnosed with leukemia. These families must become immediate experts and Childhood Leukemia: A Guide for Families, Friends & Caregivers presents up-to-date information in understandable language. Parents find the vignettes helpful, comforting and encouraging. We believe so strongly in this book that a copy is given to each family.

Mary McSherry, ACSW, LSW,

The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

Childhood Leukemia is the very best book on the subject that I have read, and Ive read everything I could put my hands on. It is absolutely correct in the subject matter it covers and the approach. I wish someone had put a copy in my hands the day after the diagnosis. It literally will be a life-saving book.

Rebecca Laird,

mother of a child with leukemia

Nancy Keene, whose daughter survived childhood leukemia, offers help and support in this comprehensive guide for families, friends, and health care providers of childhood leukemia patients. Leukemia Society staff and volunteers regularly use this guide as a valuable reference tool.

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Childhood Leukemia: A Guide for Families, Friends & Caregivers, 5th Edition, by Nancy Keene

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ISBN 978-1-941089-040

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Names: Keene, Nancy, author.

Title: Childhood leukemia : a guide for families, friends & caregivers / Nancy Keene.