Cancer & Kids: Get the Facts! (Kids' Guide to Disease & Wellness)
By Rae Simons.
Description
Each year 10.9 million people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer. It is estimated that one out of three people will have cancer in their lifetimes and that about one in six persons will die of it. For children younger than 15 years old, cancer is the second leading cause of death after accidents. Cancer & Kids takes on this frightening topic with age-appropriate language, explaining what cancer is, how you get it, how you can treat it, and more. The book covers the many types of cancer and who is most likely to get them, explains how some people have a genetic predisposition to cancer,...
ISBN(s)
193497014X, 9781934970140
