by Helen Fitzgerald, CDE Grief is what you experience when you have suffered a loss. “Loss” is the key word here because grief not only applies to the way you feel after the death of a loved one but also to the way you feel whenever you suffer the loss of something valuable to you. …
Jonathan L. Finlay, MB ChB, FRCP (Lond.), FRCPCH, Director, Neuro-oncology Program; Elizabeth and Richard Germain Endowed Professor of Pediatric Cancer, Division of Peduiatric Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplant, Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Professor of Pediatrics and Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA The family of tumors known as germ cell tumors …
Daniel Fiduccia Most children with cancer should be in special education programs if services are needed. An Individualized Education Plan (IEP) must be developed with your child’s school team. It is important to ensure the child receives an appropriate and free public education, undergo intelligence, achievement and behavioral testing. These tests are used as a baseline and are then compared to end …
Peggy Kulm, RN, MA and Deb Shade, RN , CPON This is the first of two planned articles by members of the CureSearch web team to introduce families and friends of children with brain tumors to an internet site that is designed specifically for patients, parents and families of children with cancer. The CureSearch.org team …
Gib Smith, Esquire Unfortunately many people simply accept health insurance denials without question. Such blind compliance is often a mistake. Insurance companies bank on their members’ ignorance of their insurance policy. This issue becomes exceptionally acute with those families dealing with a chronic or terminal illness. By taking time to follow certain steps, insurance problems …
John Y.H. Kim, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Pediatrics became the focus of my clinical interests because of its intrinsic orientation toward developmental issues. I have since had the great fortune of serving children and their families who have charged me with my life’s work. No group of patients and families appeared to …
Gary Tye, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University In my practice as a pediatric neurosurgeon I see children afflicted with brain tumors on a regular basis, either for surgery or in the many required follow-up visits. Despite our best standards of care, many of these children, assuming they survive their cancer, may suffer severe developmental and cognitive …
Sameer Keole, M.D. Medical Director, ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Oklahoma City When a child is diagnosed with cancer it is devastating for the entire family. The good news is that cure rates for childhood cancer are at nearly 80 percent thanks to ongoing research that has improved the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric cancers. …
Ori Shokek, M.D., Moody D. Wharam, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.R. Craniopharyngioma is a brain tumor that occurs in children. It is seen in the suprasellar region of the brain, a centrally located area adjacent to critical structures including the nerves that conduct visual signal from the eyes to the brain, the ventricular system which governs the …
