Explores the causes and impact of leukemia in humans and examines how this disorder is treated. Outlined modern efforts to study and prevent this disease and features informative full-color illustrations throughout.
This book discusses acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), acute myelogneous leukemia (AML), and chronic leukemias, presenting overviews, controversial issues, treatments, and personal perspectives.
Reminded of what life was once like by the opening of a first-grade time capsule, seventeen-year-old Alexis now faces the pressures of senior year in high school, her parents' total focus on work, and the recurrence of her twin brother's leukemia.
After sixteen-year-old Raina learns that she is a perfect match for donating bone marrow to a leukemia patient in Virginia, she discovers that the young woman is the sister she never knew she had.
Fifteen-year-old Carrie has had leukemia for three years. She meets another cancer patient at a support group, and feels helpless as she watches her friend slip away.
A historical assessment of cancer addresses both the courageous battles against the complex disease and the misperceptions and hubris that have compromised modern understandings, covering such topics as ancient-world surgeries and the developments of present-day treatments.
When his younger brother is diagnosed with leukemia, thirteen-year-old Steven tries to deal with his complicated emotions, his school life, and his desire to support his family.
When research scientist Charles Martel's 12-year-old daughter contracts leukemia, he comes in conflict with the medical-industrial system in his frantic search for a cure.
When a twist of fate makes Jamie Sullivan his date at the homecoming dance, Landon Carter never dreamed they would fall in love, but as he comes to realize his true feelings for Jamie, he learns of a terrible secret that will take his love away from him forever.
Nick is changed by his younger brother Jimmy's slow death from leukemia, but a small private miracle at Christmastime helps him accept Jimmy's fate and go forward with renewed faith.
