Treatment regimens
This section provide an overview of the treatment regimens for children and young people with cancer.
Treatment modalities
This section provides an overview of the primary treatment modalities (types of treatment) for children and young people with cancer.
Central lines
The purpose of this section is to provide you with an overview of the different type of central lines (central venous access devices, CVAD) used within paediatric haematology/oncology.
Clinical trials
Most advances made in treating children and young people’s cancers have been made because of clinical trials. If there is a clinical trial available and a child or young person is eligible, consent will be obtained from them (if appropriate) or from their…
Introduction to steroids
Steroids are prescribed for children and young people with cancer as either part of their treatment or more rarely as a supportive measure.
Amputee management
If a child or young person has undergone an amputation as part of their treatment for cancer there will be a wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) involved in their care than for most other childhood cancers. Ideally, they will have been referred to…
Limb sparing surgery
A child or young person (CYP) with a primary bone tumour, predominantly 60% osteosarcoma and 34% Ewing sarcomas[1], will normally need an operation to remove the primary tumour to gain local disease control.
Stem cell transplant
Haemopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is newer terminology for what used to be known as bone marrow transplantation. It is a more accurate description of the procedure.