Childhood Cancer Survivors
Chapter 14. Lungs
LISA BASHORE, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, CPON
The living body is a machine which winds its own springs: the living image of perpetual motion.
— Julien Offroy de la Mettrie
LUNG FUNCTION IS AFFECTED by cancer treatment in children, which can involve your breathing, ability to exercise, and overall quality of life.
Table of Contents
All Guides- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1. Survivorship
- 2. Emotions
- 3. Relationships
- 4. Navigating The System
- 5. Staying Healthy
- 6. Genetic Testing And Childhood Cancer
- 7. Diseases
- 8. Fatigue
- 9. Brain And Nerves
- 10. Hormone-Producing Glands
- 11. Eyes And Ears
- 12. Head And Neck
- 13. Heart And Blood Vessels
- 14. Lungs
- 15. Kidneys, Bladder, And Genitals
- 16. Liver, Stomach, And Intestines
- 17. Immune System
- 18. Muscles And Bones
- 19. Skin, Breasts, And Hair
- 20. Subsequent Malignancies
- About The Editors