tumors

"Something is wrong with Claire, but she doesn't know what. Nobody does, not even her doctors. All she wants is to return to her happy and athletic teenage self. But her accumulating symptoms--chronic fatigue, pounding headaches, weight gain--hint that there's something not right inside Claire's body. Claire's high school experience becomes filled with MRIs, visits to the Mayo Clinic, and multiple surgeries to remove a brain tumor. But even in her most difficult moments battling chronic illness, Claire manages to find solace in her family, her closest friends, and her art. A . . . memoir that draws on the author's high school diaries and drawings"--BTCat.

"Managing a cancer diagnosis can be terrifying at any age. For teens, cancer is a leading cause of death, according to the Centers for Disease Control. This . . . text discusses risk factors, common types of cancer, and how the disease affects the body"--Provided by publisher.

"Managing a cancer diagnosis can be terrifying at any age. For teens, cancer is a leading cause of death, according to the Centers for Disease Control. This . . . text discusses risk factors, common types of cancer, and how the disease affects the body"--Provided by publisher.

"Inspired by the true story. Maddie is a normal twelve-year-old, but when a CT scan reveals she has a brain tumor, it will take all her imagination, courage, and support from her friends and family to meet this new challenge"--Provided by publisher.

Contains over 750 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on terminology, concepts, and individuals associated with cancer and cancer research.

Told in two voices, Veronica and Sawyer become partners for their senior project and soon they are helping each other battle the ghosts that haunt them--her diagnosis causing blinding migranes and his adrenaline addiction.

Convinced that if she looks like a monster on the outside (a blood tumor covers half of her face), she must be a monster on the inside as well, Sophie tries to find a cure before her mother finds out the truth.

"In this addition to the critically acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, Dorothy Patent follows the scientists trying to put a stop to a gruesome disease before it's too late. Tasmanian devils are dying at an alarming rate from a type of tumor that appears to be contagious. What scientists are learning while researching the Tasmanian devil has potential to affect all animals, and even humans, as they learn more about how to prevent and hopefully eradicate certain genetic diseases"--Provided by the publisher.

Presents basic information on brain tumors, including risk factors and diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation and recovery.

Convinced that if she looks like a monster on the outside (a blood tumor covers half of her face), she must be a monster on the inside as well, Sophie tries to find a cure before her mother finds out the truth.