[Specificities in the therapeutic management of children with cancer]

Rev Prat. 2007 May 31;57(10):1092-4, 1096-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Treatment and supportive care of children with cancer differ significantly from that of adult oncology with specificities of the initial diagnostic talk, of the therapeutic strategies at diagnosis, relapse or during palliative care, as well as the particularities of chemotherapy administration, surgical procedures and radiation therapy in paediatric oncology.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / therapy
  • Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms / surgery
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Palliative Care
  • Parent-Child Relations
  • Patient Care Planning
  • Professional-Family Relations
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents