Childhood Cancer

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Freeman JM, Vining EPG, and Pillas DJ. Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood: A Guide. 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2003, 426 pp. Kevin Farrell MD, FRCPC; https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.36203.x This book is an extremely useful resource for parents of children with epilepsy. and provides a systematic review of the medical and social aspects that can affect families of children with seizures.

Krull KR, Hardy KK, Kahalley LS et al. (2018) Neurocognitive Outcomes and Interventions in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer, Clin Oncol 36:2181-2189.

MacDonald SM, Bindra RS, Sethi R, and Ladra M, Principles of Radiation Oncology. In Gajjar A, Reaman GH, Racadio JM, Smith FO. (eds.), (2018) Brain Tumors in Children, Springer Nature, 33-37.

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Paltin I, Schofield HL and Baran J. (2018) Rehabilitation and Pediatric Oncology: Supporting Patients and Families During and After Treatment. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep 6, 107–114 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40141-018-0181-1

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