The special issue, available free online until March, presents key articles of interest to caregivers and those who suffer from childhood cancer; articles that:
- consider the history of leukemia, and how different societies have looked at the ethics of using chemotherapy on children
- describe new research based on identifying the many variations of cancer, making it possible for treatment to target these sub-types more precisely
- show how the cancer experience is different for kids (compared to adults), how teens with cancer experience discrimination and stigma in public, and what can be done to improve the overall experience of young patients
“Childhood cancer remains an important threat to life – it is the second leading cause of death in children, exceeded only by accidents,” writes Mary Dixon-Woods, Chronic Illness editor. “However, it is increasingly important to understand what it means to live with cancer and what it means to survive it. We are perhaps not used to thinking of cancer as a chronic illness, but our special issue suggests that a new approach to how we view cancer may well be needed.”
SAGE has made the special issue of Chronic Illness, focusing on Childhood Cancer, available free online until March 2008, at http://chi.sagepub.com/.
Chronic Illness provides a forum in which researchers from a wide range of disciplines, clinicians, policy makers, and people living with chronic illness come together to clarify the common principles underlying the experience and management of chronic illness. The journal publishes high quality research, reports on practices and policies and provides rigorous insight into the experiences of people living with long-term medical conditions. http://chi.sagepub.com/
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