Woven through the text are stories of more than 100 survivors and parents. This third edition charts the territory for survivors by providing state-of-the-art information about:

Medical late effects from treatment

Emotional aspects of surviving cancer

Schedules for follow-up care

Challenges in the healthcare system

Lifestyle choices to maximize health

Discrimination in employment or insurance

The authors are experts in this field with Nancy Keene being the mother of a survivor of childhood leukemia, as well as the author of several books - Wendy Hobbie is Associate Director of the Cancer Survivorship Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Kathy Ruccione is Co-Director of the HOPE (Heamotology-Oncology Psychosocial and Education) Program in the Children's Centre for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children's Hospital in Los Angeles.