Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Active Treatment. Cancer in Children: An Overview / Shai Izraeli, Gideon Rechavi -- Comprehensive and Family-Centered Psychosocial Care in Pediatric Oncology: Integration of Clinical Practice and Research / Lori Wiener, Maryland Pao -- Quality of Life in Children with Cancer / Shulamith Kreitler, Michal M Kreitler -- Pain in Pediatric Oncology / Richard D W Hain -- Psychiatric Impact of Childhood Cancer / Margaret L Stuber -- Psychosocial Effects of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Children / Ronit Elhasid, Michal M Kreitler, Shulamith Kreitler, Myriam Weyl Ben-Arush -- Psychosocial Aspects of Radiotherapy in Pediatric Cancer Patients / Shulamith Kreitler, Elena Krivoy, Amos Toren -- Communicating with Children: Their Understanding, Information Needs, and Processes / M Louise Webster, Jane E Skeen -- Psychosocial Interventions: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach / Bob F Last, Martha A Grootenhuis -- Education in Pediatric Oncology: Learning and Reintegration into School / Ciporah S Tadmor, Rivka Rosenkranz, Myriam Weyl Ben-Arush -- Psychopharmacology in Pediatric Oncology / Elizabeth G Pinsky, Annah N Abrams -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children with Cancer / Subhadra Evans, Laura Cousins, Lonnie Zeltzer -- Fantasy, Art Therapies, and Other Expressive and Creative Psychosocial Interventions / Shulamith Kreitler, Daniel Oppenheim, Elsa Segev-Shoham -- Palliative Care for Children with Advanced Cancer / Stefan J Friedrichsdorf, Lonnie Zeltzer -- Survivorship. Neuropsychological Sequelae of Childhood Cancer / Matthew C Hocking, Melissa A Alderfer -- Survivorship in Childhood Cancer / Elena Krivoy, Meriel E M Jenney, Amita Mahajan, Monique Peretz Nahum -- Death and Bereavement. Care of a Child Dying of Cancer / Sergey Postovsky, Myriam Weyl Ben-Arush -- Psychological Intervention with the Dying Child / Shulamith Kreitler, Elena Krivoy -- Providing Support for Families Experiencing the Death of a Child / David J Schonfeld -- Additional Considerations. Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Oncology: A Case-Based Psychosocial Overview / Ryan W Blum, Andřs S Martin -- When a Parent has Cancer: Supporting Healthy Child Development during Challenging Times / Susan D Swick, Andřs S Martin, Paula Rauch -- Collaborations in Psychosocial Care in Pediatric Oncology: The Middle East as a Case Example / Aziza T Shad, Maria E McGee, Matthew G Biel, Michael Silbermann -- Appendix. Appendix A: Assessment Tools in Pediatric Psycho-Oncology -- Appendix B: Additional Resources -- Index.

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