When a child is diagnosed with leukemia, this is the book for the child and family to read. Known as "the red book" in the leukemia community, You and Leukemia is written for children, but is often used by adults with leukemia, as well. The new second edition continues to make a challenging disease easier to understand for both children and adults. Extensively illustrated and written in a conversational style, it reflects the relatively recent developments that have made survival a much greater probability than in the past.

Table of Contents

1. YOU - Your Body - Your Blood 2. AND LEUKEMIA - What is Leukemia? - What Causes Leukemia? - Different Kinds of Leukemia - How Doctors Treat Leukemia - Complications of Leukemia 3. A DAY AT A TIME - Living With Leukemia - Life After Leukemia 4. TREATMENT - Things You Wanted to Know, but Didn't Think You'd Understand - Chemotherapy - Right Atrial Catheters - The Spinal Tap - Radiation Therapy - Blood Transfusions - Bone Marrow Transplants - Immunotherapy FURTHER READING