Communication Disorders in Childhood Cancer

This is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of the communication impairments that occur in association with the two most common forms of childhood cancer, namely leukaemia and brain tumour. Contents ? Major childhood cancers: leukaemia and brain tumour ? Effects of treatment for paediatric cancer on brain structure and function ? Language disorders in children treated for brain tumours ? Language recovery following treatment for paediatric brain tumours ? Variability in patterns of language impairment in children following treatment for posterior fossa tumour ? Language disorders in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia ? Discourse abilities of children treated for neoplastic conditions ? Motor speech disorders in children treated for brain tumour ? Assessment and treatment of speech and language disorders occuring subsequent to cancer therapy in childhood

This is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of thecommunication impairments that occur in association with the twomost common forms of childhood cancer, namely leukaemia and braintumour. Contents ? Major childhood cancers: leukaemia and braintumour ? Effects of treatment for paediatric cancer on brainstructure and function ? Language disorders in children treated forbrain tumours ? Language recovery following treatment forpaediatric brain tumours ? Variability in patterns of languageimpairment in children following treatment for posterior fossatumour ? Language disorders in children treated for acutelymphoblastic leukaemia ? Discourse abilities of children treatedfor neoplastic conditions ? Motor speech disorders in childrentreated for brain tumour ? Assessment and treatment of speech andlanguage disorders occuring subsequent to cancer therapy inchildhood

1. Major Childhood Cancers, Leukaemia and Brain Tumour.2. Effects of treatment for Paediatric Cancer on Brain Structureand Function.3. Language disorders in Children Treated for Brain Tumours.4. Language Recovery Following treatment for Paediatric BrainTumours.5. Variability in Patterns of Language impairment in ChildrenFollowing Treatment for Posterior Fossa Tumour.6.language Disorders in Children Treated for Acute LymphoblasticLeukaemia.7. Discourse Abilities of Children Treated for NeoplasticConditions.8. Motor speech Disorders in Children Treated for BrainTumour.9. Assessment and treatment of Speech and Language DisordersOccuring Subsequent to Cancer therapy in Childhood.